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A survey found those who grew up after labels including "best before" dates were introduced in the 1970s relied heavily on ...

A Florida bill filed on Friday would require a warning label to be displayed on the packaging of food and drinks that contain synthetic dyes. The bill was fi ...

Products must state if they contain chemicals tied to cancer or other risks. As a result, manufacturers have pulled back from ...

Food content creators have become part of Filipinos’ daily lives, whether for cooking inspiration or entertainment. But how ...

Researchers say that 20% of food waste in the United States is caused by confusion over “sell-by” dates, or “use-by” dates, ...

but the food industry is trying to interfere. Warning labels signaling when foods are high in salt, added sugar and saturated fat can help consumers easily identify which foods they should limit.

“Companies that were selling food with just a little bit too much sugar that was triggering the warning, they took some of that sugar out,” Grummon said. Facing the prospect of FDA labels ...

The way you see nutrition labels on food packaging is about to change ... Globally, front-of-package systems vary, with some countries employing warning symbols to flag excessive nutrient levels, ...

Childhood obesity continues to be a growing problem in out country. So, should the government regulate food advertising like it did with cigarettes?