Consumer Information and Labeling - Food Labeling | Economic …
Jan 8, 2025 · This page provides information on: Food package nutrition labels A vast set of other label claims on food packaging Restaurant menu labeling Food manufacturers provide much information …
Consumer Information and Labeling - Background - USDA ERS
Jan 5, 2025 · The 1990 Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA) required standardization of the health and nutritional information food manufacturers provide to consumers on food packages. The …
Consumer Information and Labeling | Economic Research Service
Jan 5, 2025 · The effects of nutrition information provision and education programs on food choices and dietary outcomes, Consumers' use of food labels and impacts on food choices and dietary outcomes, …
Economics of Food Labeling | Economic Research Service
Jan 25, 2001 · Federal intervention in food labeling is often proposed with the aim of achieving a social goal such as improving human health and safety, mitigating environmental hazards, averting …
Consumers’ Interpretation of Food Labels with Production Claims Can ...
Mar 7, 2022 · Food labels—such as labels that describe chicken as raised without antibiotics or using organic farming methods, canned tuna as sustainable, and beef as grass-fed—can inform …
Prevalence of the “Natural” Label Varies by Food Category
Aug 30, 2023 · The landscape of food label claims is complex for many reasons, but these data help reveal the relative size and scope of the market for foods labeled “natural” for informed decision …
Nearly 80 percent of U.S. adults used Nutrition Facts panel on food ...
Jul 20, 2023 · Standardized nutrition information became accessible to U.S. consumers on almost all packaged foods sold in grocery stores, supermarkets, superstores, and other retail stores following …
Do Food Labels Make a Difference?...Sometimes - USDA ERS
Nov 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 …
Consumer Information and Labeling - Nutrition Information and …
Jan 5, 2025 · The positive correlation between nutrition information use and nutritional quality of food-at-home purchases was also found for households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition …
Diet Quality & Nutrition - Background | Economic Research Service
May 6, 2025 · Food choices and diet quality are influenced by food prices, household income, economic incentives, and nutrition information. Other important effects in diet quality include family structure, …