The agency issued designs for front-of-package lists that ... first petitioned the F.D.A. to adopt front-of-package labels in 2006. Food and beverage companies criticized the new rule, saying ...

Food packaging design often employs sophisticated marketing ... Industry experts point out that avoiding labels allows these marketing tactics to succeed. Consumers who skip the fine print often ...

Liu hopes the study can help policymakers and food industry professionals design effective package labels that empower consumers to make informed decisions about the food they eat. "This research ...

“We’ve got to do the same.” Food companies are pushing against the addition of labels to the fronts of packaged foods and dispute the FDA’s argument that doing so can affect Americans ...

it has reviewed literature on front-of-pack labeling and conducted focus groups to test designs for labels. But the idea faces opposition from trade associations representing America’s food and ...

The labels would take the form of a black-and-white box — a design chosen after a 2023 FDA study found that it helped people make quicker and more accurate decisions about a food’s healthiness ...