So it was the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service that in 2012 took nutrition labeling of meat and poultry products from voluntary to mandatory. The intent of this new rule, according to ...

When the labels were last altered more than 20 years ago, nutritionists and dietitians emphasized eating a lower-fat diet, resulting in the fat-free food trend of the 1990s.

Meanwhile, the Consumer Brands Association continues to push for the existing industry-led Facts up Front label.

All food with more than half a gram (0.5 g) of trans fat per serving must list it on the food label, so reading labels is helpful for keeping trans fat very low in your diet.

If you have special dietary needs (or are just on a specific diet), a new app called Pinto takes any nutrition label and pulls out the parts you care about.

Although nutrition-label users eat roughly the same amount of food as less-discerning diners, the two groups diverge when it comes to the quality of the food they eat, suggests a new paper.