Products that display front-of-pack ‘health’ symbols do not have better nutrient profiles than those that do not, a study has suggested. The findings come from a team of Canadian researchers who ...

Americans are more likely to choose the healthiest food when calories and dietary fiber are included along with nutrients-to-limit on the front of the package and when interpretive language – but not ...

Health Canada has published new labeling standards for supplemented foods such as snacks and beverages fortified with vitamins and minerals or caffeinated energy drinks; and introduced new nutrition ...

Nutrition rating systems and symbols on the fronts of food packaging would be most useful to shoppers if they highlighted four nutrients of greatest concern -- calories, saturated fat, trans fat and ...

Front-of-pack nutrition labels can help consumers to make healthier choices and stimulate healthier product development. This is the first modeling study to investigate the potential impact on ...

New health-related front-of-pack labelling requirements came into effect in Canada on July 20, 2022. These rules require most packaged foods to display a magnifying-glass symbol on the front of ...