Between the food industry and consumers, Americans are throwing out about a third of our food — about $161 billion worth each year. “Imagine this: You go to your favorite supermarket and come out with three bags full of groceries. Before you get in your car, you toss one of those bags in the garbage.… Continue reading Making Sense of Sell-By Dates
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Food Labels Have Effects on Consumption and Product Formulation
Over the past two decades, labels such as the U.S. Nutrition Facts Panel on packaged foods, calorie counts on national restaurant menus, front-of-pack labels encouraging healthier eating, and “low-sodium” or “fat-free” identifiers have been developed in order to promote healthier choices. But do they work? A new Food-PRICE systematic review and meta-analysis of interventional studies,… Continue reading Food Labels Have Effects on Consumption and Product Formulation
5 Ways for Parents to Become Savvy about Hidden Sugars
Ask ten parents how much added sugar their child consumes each day and there’s a good chance that at least nine of them will have no clue or will underestimate it. In fact, research published in the International Journal of Obesity reported that 92 percent of the parents surveyed in the study underestimated the added… Continue reading 5 Ways for Parents to Become Savvy about Hidden Sugars
Confusing Food Labels Put People with Food Allergies at Risk
A 2016 study done at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago found that consumers with food allergy concerns often misunderstand food labels about allergens that say “may contain” or “manufactured on shared equipment”. While people with allergies should avoid such products to prevent what could be a serious allergic reaction, up to… Continue reading Confusing Food Labels Put People with Food Allergies at Risk
Controversy Over Changes to Food Labels
To help Americans make better decisions about what they eat, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this year proposed significant changes to the Nutrition Facts label found on nearly every food product in the U.S. An July 2014 article in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly news magazine of the American Chemical Society (ACS), explains the suggested updates — and the fight that has ensued.