Walking through a grocery store can feel straightforward, but much of what appears simple is carefully engineered. Packaging, ...

Part of being a smart shopper is paying attention to the labels on packaged foods. They carry a lot of information, some of it factual and some of it purely marketing. As a rule, the more processed a ...

The first step in understanding food labels is to know what information is required by law. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there are several mandatory components of a food label ...

As Americans fire up their grills on July 4, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is urging hungry consumers to closely check the labels on their meat. Blumenthal joined two farmers Monday in Hartford to tell ...

Browsing the meat section at the supermarket, labels abound for organic meat, kosher meat and meat raised without antibiotics or hormones. They’re almost guaranteed to carry a higher price tag, but it ...

A UK study reveals that food label readability initially reduced sandwich consumption, but effects faded over time, ...

Shoppers could soon find it easier to tell if those grocery store steaks or pork chops were really “Made in the USA.” Federal agriculture officials on Monday released new requirements that would allow ...

If "sell by," "use by" and other food label dates seem confusing, there's a reason. Federal regulations do not require product dating labels except for infant formula, according to the U.S. Department ...

WASHINGTON — The US Food and Drug Administration and the US Department of Agriculture are taking another look at food date labels, namely at how they’re used by food producers and manufacturers and ...