Merriam-Webster, the company known for its reference books and dictionaries, has become the source of online misinformation about vaccines. "Vaccine used to be defined as a substances that provides ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its final ruling on requirements for the “healthy” nutrient claim, more than two years after initially proposing an update. Manufacturers must ...

Learn about internal claims—legal demands against a company's assets, not the owners'. Explore how they work, their benefits, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced a final rule to update the definition of the nutrient content claim “healthy.” According to the FDA, there is an ever-growing crisis of preventable, ...

Decades after the FDA first issued its initial definition of the claim “healthy,” its proposed new definition of the implied nutrient content claim used in the labeling of human food products is here.

In its first judgment on Regulation 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods, the Court of Justice of the EU adopted a broad interpretation of the definition of “health claim” by ruling ...

The FDA has issued a proposed rule updating the criteria for the ‘healthy’ nutrient content claim on food labels that for the first time restricts the amount of added sugar firms can include in ...

The "healthy" claim has been updated to help consumers find foods that are the foundation of a healthy dietary pattern and could also result in the development of healthier foods. Manufacturers can ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

When you’re trying to lose weight, it’s natural to look for “healthy” labeling on foods at the grocery store. But thanks to clever marketing, some products that look or even say they’re healthy might ...