Food Labeling - USDA ERS
WEBJan 1, 2021 · The Nutrition Facts Label (NFL), mandated through the 1990 Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA), is a familiar feature on packaged food. The label has changed only slightly since its inception in 1994, with trans fat added in 2006 to the nutrients required to be listed. In a 2012 report, ERS researchers found that between 2005 and …
USDA ERS - Consumer Information and Labeling
WEBAug 30, 2023 · The Federal Government provides consumers access to nutrition information and education through initiatives such as the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the MyPlate Plan, and through regulatory mechanisms such as mandatory nutrition labeling of packaged foods. In terms of consumers' food choices, ERS conducts …
USDA ERS - Do Food Labels Make a Difference? Sometimes
WEBNov 1, 2007 · Mandatory food labeling is usually more successful at filling information gaps than at addressing externalities such as environmental or health spillovers associated with food production and consumption. Mandatory labeling may initially have a larger impact on manufacturers’ production decisions than on consumers’ food choices. Listen to an ...
Consumers’ Interpretation of Food Labels with Production Claims …
WEBMar 7, 2022 · While food labels serve a role in informing consumers about features of the products, the manner in which labels are interpreted and used remains an open topic for additional research. Errata: On April 8, 2022, the legend labels of the second figure in this article were revised to correctly reflect "Organic" and "Raised without antibiotics" data.
Beyond Nutrition and Organic Labels—30 Years of Experience …
WEBCase studies of five food labels for which the Federal Government has played different roles are examined to show the economic effects and tradeoffs in setting product standards, verifying claims, and enforcing truthfulness. See related Amber Waves article: Federal Nutrition and Organic Labels Paved the Way for Single-Trait Label Claims.
WEBKeywords: food labels, credence attributes, asymmetric information, product differentiation, nutrition labels, organic labels, raised without antibiotics labels, country-of-origin labels, non-genetically engineered labels. Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank Bradley Brown and Judith S. Kraus, U.S. Food and Drug
Federal Nutrition and Organic Labels Paved the Way for Single …
WEBUSDA has taken disciplinary action against thousands of operations and levied nearly $1.9 million in civil penalties during fiscal 2015. FDA does not pre-authorize labels, so food manufacturers are responsible for making sure that what they …
Food, Nutrition, and Food Safety - USDA ERS
WEBApr 22, 2022 · Food labels can give consumers valuable information that they cannot verify for themselves, but labels can also be misleading. Food suppliers may voluntarily offer only information that increases demand for their products. Also, consumers may not understand label claims, and instead of facilitating economic activity, labels may increase ...
USDA ERS - Nutrition Information and Education
WEBFeb 4, 2022 · Nutrition Information and Education. Dietary recommendations can lead to improvements in diet quality by encouraging consumers to make different food choices and through supply-side changes as food manufacturers adjust their offerings to align with recommendations. For example, the recommendation specifying that half of all grains …
Prevalence of the “Natural” Label Varies by Food Category
WEBAug 30, 2023 · Dairy had the highest frequency of “natural” claims in 2018 with 27.7 percent of retail spending on dairy products for foods with “natural” labels. In addition, “natural” labels were on 32.3 percent of dairy unit items and 21.3 percent of UPCs in stores. “Natural” labels were found predominantly on processed products and less so ...