In a bid to tackle lifestyle diseases, India will introduce star ratings and warning labels on packaged foods tentatively by ...

Nutrition labels may soon appear in the front of packages, in an effort to make it easier to buy healthier food and tackle chronic disease in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration sent a proposal ...

EU labelling requirements for nutrition and health claims in food, labelling rules and information about authorisation for ...

A deadline to recommend a single EU nutrition labelling scheme for food products by the end of this year now seems unlikely to be met. Just Food understands Nutri-Score, arguably the best known of the ...

As the food industry grapples with the pressure to produce on-pack nutritional info in a consumer-friendly format, various studies have been undertaken to gauge consumer behaviour when choosing ...

Typical marketing instruments – such as colour coding and scale – are being used to influence consumer purchasing behaviour, argues EDA board member Valentina Zanetti. Mars, amongst others, does not ...

“You are what you eat.” Many a dinner table has heard these words uttered by a parent encouraging their children to make healthy eating choices. At times, these choices are obvious: an apple or a ...

Interpretive nutrition labels provide simplified nutrient-specific text and/or symbols on the front of prepackaged foods, to encourage and enable consumers to make healthier choices. This type of ...

While some Member States and food makers are backing a harmonised approach to nutrition labelling, others have called for coexistence between regional schemes. According to the European Commission’s ...

Consumers in the European Union need more consistent, front-of-pack nutrition labelling on soft drinks and food in order to make more informed choices, according to a study.

When was the last time you checked a food label before taking a bite? If you’re like most people in West Africa, the answer might be rarely — or only when something looks suspicious. But here’s the ...

A new analysis has integrated findings from 134 studies of the impact of color-coded nutrition labels and warnings found on the front of some food packaging, indicating that these labels do indeed ...