How KIND Bars Got The FDA to Redefine “Healthy”
If a box of sugary breakfast cereal can be labeled ‘healthy’ while nutrient-dense foods like nuts, avocados and salmon can’t, there’s an issue with how we label food. So, what is this issue...
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What the Cheerios Protein Lawsuit Means for Consumers
Walk into any grocery store, and you’re guaranteed to find food packaging plastered with trendy nutrition claims. As health-conscious consumers with busy lives, we may believe these claims enough...
How Beer Nutrition Labels Will Benefit Consumers
Pleading blissful ignorance to the calories in alcohol will get a bit harder by 2020. On July 12, 2016, the Beer Institute, a national trade association representing over 3,300 U.S. brewers,...
The New Nutrition Facts Label — What You Need to Know
When it comes to reading the nutrition labels on our food, we’re all about the details. On May 20, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration finalized the new Nutrition Facts label, reflecting many...
What the New Gluten-Free Label Law Really Means
Last month the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a long-awaited “gluten-free” labeling law designed to protect those suffering from Celiac Disease, a serious allergy to the gluten...