For more than a century, the U.S. government has tried to bring more transparency to food labels. It started in 1906, when the Pure Food and Drug Act cracked down on mislabeled ingredients and false ...

Clean-label has been one of the biggest trends of 2025. While many consumers want functional benefits from food, others are interested in shorter ingredients lists and clarity around nutritional value ...

WiseCode uses AI-driven data analysis to reveal ingredient and nutrient information, helping you make more informed shopping ...

Yuka is a health-focused platform that analyzes the ingredients, additives and potential allergens in food and cosmetic products, in an attempt to support smarter, healthier choices. Carly Quellman, ...

Fiber that naturally occurs in whole foods provides other nutrients like vitamins, minerals, plant compounds, and water, Petitpain said. However, "fake" or isolated fibers are extracted from plants or ...

Food packaging is built to reassure shoppers. Certain words sound meaningful but often describe far less than people assume.

Think twice before judging food by its ingredient list. Science, not syllables, should guide your choices. Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD Many people think that if an ingredient is hard ...

A new “Non-UPF” certification label will soon help Americans easily identify foods that are not ultra-processed, providing clearer guidance in grocery aisles. The certification, created by the Non-UPF ...

With the proposed U.S. tariff hikes to Mexico, Canada (25%) and China (10%), a number of American consumers are stocking up on foreign goods. But that's only one way for clean- and private-label food ...

Burdensome food labeling mandates were once the province of Democrats, who pushed for calorie count requirements on restaurant menus and insisted packaged food must feature warnings about genetically ...