What does “healthy” mean? New guidelines for food labels focus on what we should eat, instead of what we shouldn't.

“We are hopeful that industry and others join us in our efforts to make use of the term ‘healthy’ on food packaging a ubiquitous, quick signal to help people build nutritious diets.

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Yet many shoppers actively avoid reading nutrition labels, creating a disconnect between perception and reality in their food ...

Federal regulators issued a final rule updating the definition of the claim "healthy" on food packaging, part of a revamp of outdated guidelines amid stubbornly high incidences of diet-related ...

A packaging design system should always be on brand rather than on trend," says Neha Tulsian, founder and creative director ...

The Food and Drug Administration is changing ... The FDA is also working on a healthy symbol that companies can add to packaging. Nutrition labels currently in use have not been shown to make ...