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The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed an expert committee to submit its recommendations within three months on proposed changes to food safety regulations that would require warning labels on ...
paving the way for amendments to India’s food safety regulations and the introduction of warning labels on packaged foods. A bench comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan issued the ...
In June 2024, the FSSAI approved a proposal to display nutritional information, including total sugar, salt and saturated fat in bold letters and prominent font size on labels of packaged food items.
It can waste tape. Like all the other models we tested that use a continuous roll, the Cube wastes tape, tacking on 2.5 centimeters of blank tape at the beginning of each label. This isn’t a ...
Would these labels drive consumers to purchase food with a smaller carbon footprint and less negative impact on humans? Zia Mehrabi wants to find out. In a recent paper, published in the journal ...
The FDA has updated the definition of "healthy" on food labels to better reflect current nutritional science. Foods must now meet criteria for beneficial nutrients and limits on added sugars ...
We’ve got enough calories to go around, but somehow, we’re still managing to feed people into chronic disease. When food policy treats a vending machine dinner and a home-cooked meal as equals, maybe ...
She said: 'There are no guidelines about the terms "light" or "lite", but we recommend that manufacturers explain clearly what the claim means on the food label. 'The European Commission is ...
A nutrition spotlight has been shining on one macronutrient these days: protein. From grocery store food labels displaying in large, bold fonts how much protein the items have to menus advertising ...
The Nutrition Facts on food labels can help you to determine the amount of carbs in your food. Look for: The glycemic index ranges from 0 to 100 based on how quickly and how much a carb-containing ...
What do these labels mean? And if they're on so many foodstuffs, how worried should we be? Andrea reached out to a leading Asian food importer to try to understand. He wanted to remain anonymous ...