Products that display front-of-pack ‘health’ symbols do not have better nutrient profiles than those that do not, a study has suggested. The findings come from a team of Canadian researchers who ...

From Jan. 1, 2026, all food labels must fully comply with the front-of-package (FOP) labelling requirements. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will ...

Canada now requires a front package nutrition symbol on many products high in sugar, sodium or saturated fat to help consumers make healthier choices.

Americans are more likely to choose the healthiest food when calories and dietary fiber are included along with nutrients-to-limit on the front of the package and when interpretive language – but not ...

Health Canada has published new labeling standards for supplemented foods such as snacks and beverages fortified with vitamins and minerals or caffeinated energy drinks; and introduced new nutrition ...

Nutrition rating systems and symbols on the fronts of food packaging would be most useful to shoppers if they highlighted four nutrients of greatest concern -- calories, saturated fat, trans fat and ...

New health-related front-of-pack labelling requirements came into effect in Canada on July 20, 2022. These rules require most packaged foods to display a magnifying-glass symbol on the front of ...