Latest Nutrition facts label Stories

Canadian Healthy Vending announces an major expansion of their Max Menu program which allows users at vending machines to search products and educate themselves about nutritional information and make better choices about snacking. Vancouver, British Columbia (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Canadian Healthy Vending announces an expansion of their Max Menu program which allows users at vending machines to view products and educate themselves about the ingredients and nutritional content of products....

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online On average, Americans like their food salty, but it’s and affinity that often results in conditions like hypertension and heart disease. A new study from officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that many pre-packaged children’s food may be giving the youngest Americans an early start when it comes to eating salty foods. They may also be giving these young kids an early start on lifelong health issues...

A little-noticed provision of the Affordable Care Act requires all chain restaurants and retail food establishments with 20 or more locations to list calorie counts on their menus. But according to research co-written by a University of Illinois agricultural economist, numeric calorie labels might not be the most effective way to influence patrons to select “healthier” (often interpreted as lower-calorie) items. Brenna Ellison, a professor of agricultural and consumer economics, says...

SILVER SPRING, Md., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- March is National Nutrition Month, encouraging Americans to "Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day." Now in its 40(th) year, this annual campaign offers important advice on healthful eating. To help you make informed food choices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reminds you to Read the Label! (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/DC72379) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO) The...

Lightning Labels, a custom label and sticker printing leader, is encouraging manufacturers to celebrate National Nutrition Month in March with new ideas for packaging design. Lightning Labels offers 3 ways to incorporate nutrition awareness into product stickers and labels. Denver, CO (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 Lightning Labels, a custom label and sticker printing leader, is encouraging manufacturers to celebrate National Nutrition Month in March with a new temporary packaging design....

SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- February is American Heart Month, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a tool to help you achieve a heart-healthy lifestyle. It's called the Nutrition Facts Label, and it can be found on all packaged foods and beverages. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO) Now in its twentieth year, the Nutrition Facts Label helps you track the various nutrients you are getting from the foods you eat. In...

VendScreen, Inc., announced today they are ready for compliance with the Food and Drug Administration’s impending rule on Nutrition Labeling and Calorie Disclosure set to take effect as early as April of this year. Portland, OR (PRWEB) January 25, 2013 VendScreen, Inc. responded today to the announcement of an April deadline being set by the FDA for finalization of the rule on “Food Labeling: Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study suggests changing nutrition labeling could help guide consumers to making better dietary choices. The Nutrition Facts label first came into being 20 years ago, helping consumers see important information like serving size, calories per serving, nutrients per serving, etc. However, research shows consumers miscalculate the number of calories and the nutritional content of products that have two or more servings per...

PORTLAND, Maine, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Guiding Stars, provider of the first store-wide nutrition guidance program, today announced it has received a patent in Canada--Canadian patent number 2,652,379--for the Guiding Stars® nutrition rating algorithm, ensuring official patent protection for the science-based algorithm in both Canada and the United States. The Guiding Stars patented algorithm is based on a food's nutrition density per 100 calories and allows foods to be...

CHICAGO, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a recently completed survey of restaurant user attitudes, Technomic found that 65 percent favor nutritional labeling in restaurants, with the strongest demand for listing of calories and sodium content. Seventy percent of consumers say they care that chain restaurants disclose calorie and other nutritional information on their menus and 68 percent want nutritional information on all restaurant menus, not just chains. About the same percentage...