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Chilean children are now seeing fewer junk food ads, and Chilean parents are making healthier food purchases for their kids. We need a mandatory, eye-catching front-of-package food label that ...
Baby food labels will disclose levels of lead and other toxic heavy metals via QR codes, thanks to a California law taking effect January 1. ... Parents and caregivers should also be aware of ...
He also added that he will be re-introducing legislation to require the food and beverage industry to put strong warning labels on their products, which will also ban junk food ads targeted at kids.
The United States food and beverage industry has increased the amount of advertising that intensively and aggressively targets children through multiple channels. [1] Food marketers know that the youth consumers have equal if not more spending power than adults, they hold purchasing influence, and have the potential to be lifelong consumers.
The Food and Drug Administration announced a new proposal Tuesday that would require food and drink manufacturers to place nutrition labels on the front of their products instead of the back.
The Health Star Rating System (HSR) is an Australian and New Zealand Government [1] initiative that assigns health ratings to packaged foods and beverages. [2] The purpose for the Health Star Rating is to provide a visual comparison of like for like products, to assist consumers into distinguishing and choosing the healthier options.
New labels will soon alert consumers to information already on the back of food packaging about low, medium or high levels of sodium, added sugars and saturated fat.
Twinkies, an American snack cake generally considered to be "junk food", have a shelf life of around 25 days, despite the common claim (usually facetious) that they remain edible for decades. [25] The official shelf life is 45 days. Twinkies normally remain on a store shelf for 7 to 10 days. [26]