Eighty-six percent of consumers are interested in the government implementing objective front-of-pack labeling that calls out calories and beneficial nutrients such as vitamin D or fiber, according to a new survey by FoodMinds. ...More
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus recommended Metabolic Research Inc., discontinue certain claims made for the company’s “Stemulite” dietary supplement ...More
.S. District Judge Dan Polster this week ordered Dannon to pay consumers up to $45 million in damages under the terms of a class-action settlement reached in federal court alleging misleading advertising about its Activia® and DanActive® yogurt products. ...More
In an effort to curb rising obesity rates and encourage consumers to make healthier food choices, officials have proposed increasing taxes on unhealthy foods or offering subsidies for healthy foods. Researchers at the University of Buffalo tested the two tactics ...More
Sen. John McCain issued a floor statement in the Senate defending the Dietary Supplement Safety Act and suggesting criticisms of its provisions are without merit. ...More
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke at a National Press Club Luncheon to highlight the Obama Administration's priorities for the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act. ...More
Seventy-six percent of New York voters favor of a proposed tax on sugary soft drinks to help balance the New York City budget, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University, up 47 percent from a similar survey conducted two weeks earlier. ...More