The term “healthy” was last defined by the FDA in 1993.

USDA label highlights percentage of biobased content meeting mandatory federal purchasing requirements under the USDA BioPreferred Program.

With compliance deadlines beginning this month, the international custom market research firm specializing in launch strategies has released a paper guiding brands through the challenges and opportunities ensuing from the FDA’s new Nutrition Facts labeling regulations. AMC Global draws on its decades of work in brand strategy for pack design and labeling to provide practical guidance.

In response to recent comments from manufacturers with annual sales exceeding $10 million, FDA announced that it will extend the compliance deadline again. 

Americans throw out about $161 billion worth of food each year, and consumer uncertainty about the meaning of the dates that appear on the labels of packaged foods is believed to contribute to about 20 percent of food waste in the home. To dispel this confusion and reduce food waste, the FDA is pushing for clearer food labels.