
FDA and USDA tackle food date labels to help consumers make better choices
What’s the difference between “Sell By,” “Use By,” and “Best By”? And how does date labeling affect waste and spending? The FDA and USDA are working on a solution.

What’s the difference between “Sell By,” “Use By,” and “Best By”? And how does date labeling affect waste and spending? The FDA and USDA are working on a solution.

The FDA released a statement that it is restructuring and reorganizing to help better promote public health in the modern era.

Though Americans seem to refuse to eat healthy, the FDA has relentless persistence to help people make responsible food choices.

Chronic diseases such as hypertension are linked to a high sodium intake. The FDA proposed changes to its salt standards so that food manufacturers can use salt substitutes and lower the sodium content in processed food.

It’s hard for kids to eat healthy at school when they have limited options. The USDA is awarding grants to help improve student meals and nutrition education.

What’s the difference between “Sell By,” “Use By,” and “Best By”? And how does date labeling affect waste and spending? The FDA and USDA are working on a solution.

The FDA released a statement that it is restructuring and reorganizing to help better promote public health in the modern era.

Though Americans seem to refuse to eat healthy, the FDA has relentless persistence to help people make responsible food choices.

Chronic diseases such as hypertension are linked to a high sodium intake. The FDA proposed changes to its salt standards so that food manufacturers can use salt substitutes and lower the sodium content in processed food.

It’s hard for kids to eat healthy at school when they have limited options. The USDA is awarding grants to help improve student meals and nutrition education.

The FDA is trying to make it easier to make smart food decisions. With rising chronic diseases attributed to food-related habits, the organization proposes placing a new nutrition label on the front of food packages with fat, sodium, and sugar content.

Synthetic food dye is widely used in food and ingested drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a constituent update stating it revoked its authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3. Manufacturers who use this ingredient have two or three years to reformulate their products.

Before you wishcycle plastic items, make sure they don’t contain degradable additives.

New recommendations set water quality standards for these “forever chemicals” that adversely affect human health.