In the news . . .

• Supermarket food could soon carry eco-labels, says study -- BBCnews (09 August 2022)
  
  
• Lawsuits Over ‘Misleading’ Food Labels Surge as Groups Cite Lax U.S. Oversight -- The New York Times (15 September 2021)
  
  
• Spain's Iberian pork producers see red over traffic-light labelling -- The Guardian (09 February 2021)
  
  
• Nestlé and Danone back bid to enforce Nutri-Score across Europe label -- FOODnavigator (29 April 2020)
  
  
• Post’s request to quash labelling suit against Honey Bunches of Oats cereals denied -- Bakery and Snacks (24 April 2020)
  
  
• Which Allergens Are in Your Food? You Can’t Always Tell From the Labels -- The New York Times (28 January 2019)
  
  
• In Nafta Talks, U.S. Tries to Limit Junk Food Warning Labels -- The New York Times (20 March 2018)
  
  
• In Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile Slays Tony the Tiger-- The New York Times (07 February 2018)
  
  
• Things Nutrition Experts Wish College Students Knew -- Food Network (07 August 2017)
  
  
• Time to rethink nutrition labelling, say scientists: Food is not just the sum of its nutrients -- DAIRYreporter (31 May 2017)
  
  
• 5 Scary Things To Look Out For On Nutrition Labels -- delish (30 May 2017)
  
  
• Why won't airlines tell you what's in your food? -- The Telegraph (02 September 2016)
  
  
• How to Spot Added Sugars -- Smithsonian (28 July 2016)
  
  
• Beer bottles will soon include a reality check: A calorie count -- MPRNews (21 July 2016)
  
  
• What Foods are "Healthy"? -- The Scout Report, July 8, 2016, Volume 22, Number 26
  
  
• The Biggest Industry in the World Just Got Served -- LinkedIn (24 May 2016)
  

Comparison of Old (left) and New (right) Nutrition Facts Labels

Food nutrition labels are about to get a makeover -- Yahoo! (21 May 2016)

• Coming soon to a packaged food near you: the 'added sugar' label -- MPRNews (20 May 2016)
  
  
• F.D.A. Finishes Food Labels for How We Eat Now -- The New York Times (20 May 2016)
  
  
• FDA Targets Sugar in New Labeling Rules -- Scientific American (20 May 2016)
  
  
• Food labelling dismissed as ‘marketing tool’ to skew nutritional data: Study -- FOODnavigator (17 February 2016)
  
  
• Fat in, sugar out: Label creates new food hierarchy -- BBCNews (28 February 2014)
  

Highlights from the proposed updates to the US nutritional label

• Calorie content given in bigger font
• Serving size more realistic. A pint of ice cream goes from four servings to two
• Items that could be consumed in one sitting, such as a 20oz (0.56l) soft drink, must give nutrition for both suggested serving sizes and total package size
• Potassium and Vitamin D levels listed

• Michelle Obama promotes plan for food label overhaul -- BBCNews (28 February 2014)
  
  
• Do You Pay Attention to Nutrition Labels on Food? -- New York Times (28 February 2014)
  
  
• New FDA Nutrition Labels Would Make 'Serving Sizes' Reflect Actual Servings -- New York Times (27 February 2014)
  
  
• The Proposed Nutrition Label: A Quick Read, Out Front -- New York Times (27 February 2014)
  
  
• Connecticut poised to enact first GMO food labeling law in US -- MPRNews (13 October 2012)
  
  
• Major Grocer to Label Foods With Gene-Modified Content -- STEPHANIE STROM, The New York Times (08 March 2013)
  
  

Just Label It

Nutrition Labels

for GM Labeling see Genetically Modified Foods

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Nutrition label from a package of Austin animal crackers

• Nestle, Marion, and Malden Nesheim. Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics. University of California Press, 2012.
  
  
• Simon, Michele. Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health, and How to Fight Back. NY: Nation/Avalon Publishing Co., 2006.