Editor’s note: This is the second in a series on health claims on food packaging. According to an article published in a recent issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, people don’t ...

Food packaging is built to reassure shoppers. Certain words sound meaningful but often describe far less than people assume.

When grocery shoppers scan food packaging labels, what they see are prices and sell-by dates. But what they don’t see are the harmful chemicals that may be seeping from the labels into the food, ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- During a trip to the grocery store, you'll find all kinds of claims and seals on food packaging. But the labels don't always mean what you think, according to Charlotte Vallaeys ...

Conventional food labels require consumers to interpret visible information. Could and should they be modified to help the visually impaired make more informed food choices? More than 30 million blind ...

Diet-related health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity, are on the rise in Kenya, putting immense strain on already over-stretched public health systems. These conditions are often ...

Six empty brown paper fry boats arranged next to each other in a grid formation. Credit: William Ludwig/C&EN/Getty In the 1960s, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, the company that popularized ...

Food packaging is often overlooked, yet it plays a central role in everyday eating habits. From how long food stays fresh to ...