Private label products are purchased by a retailer from a manufacturer and sold under the retailer’s own brand. Private label brands, also known as store brands, compete with national name brand ...

Nutrition fact labels are finally undergoing a makeover. The Food and Drug Administration has proposed new changes to labels on food packaging that are aimed at making them easier to understand -- the ...

Consumers read common supplement label phrases as promises of disease prevention or treatment, according to University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center research.

Food items are often labeled with big bold claims intended to make you aware of ingredients in the product. Even more commonly today, those food labels list what is not included. But do these “no ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about China and global health. Several years ago an Indonesian girl named Widya posted a message on my blog. She asked ...

The discovery of the highly toxic insecticide dimethoate in Australian capsicum labelled as ‘Product of New Zealand’ in an Auckland Woolworths supermarket, shows the need for mandatory Country of ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Several years ago an Indonesian girl named Widya posted a message on my blog. She ...