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FDA Updates “Healthy” Claim; Proposes Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling

The goal: to reduce diet-related diseases by 2030.

January 17, 2025

FDA shared updates on the "healthy" claim, a proposed FOP nutrition label, and more to help meet the goals of the White House National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health to reduce diet-related diseases.

Natural Products News Briefs: Kerry, Balchem, JAMBAR, PLMA & More

What's new in natural? Catch up on the latest!

November 29, 2024

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

Read up on all the latest news in the natural products industry.

Natural Products News Briefs: UNPA, Natural Grocers, Gnosis & More

What's new in natural? Catch up on the latest!

November 26, 2024

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

Read up on all the latest news in the natural products industry.

Making Products Shine: Colors, Flavors, Sweeteners

Discover how the landscape of these product-perfecting ingredients is shifting,

September 26, 2024

Rebecca Viscomi

Natural sweeteners and colors are driving innovation in the food and beverage industry.

Mastering the Microbiome

Super-Powered Immunity Starts in the Gut

July 8, 2024

Dr. Michelle Schoffro Cook

A study published in American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Journal evaluated 15,096 fecal samples provided by 11,336 people and found some interesting facts about gut health and the microbiome.

8 Trends in Colors, Flavors, Sweeteners

Natural products industry experts reveal the latest innovations that give products the added appeal consumers are seeking now.

September 25, 2023

Marissa Fox

Natural products industry experts reveal the latest innovations that give products the added appeal consumers are seeking now.

Study Reveals Potential Impact of Proposed Sugar-Reduction Policy

September 1, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Cutting 20% of sugar from packaged foods and 40% from beverages could prevent 2.48 million cardiovascular disease events, 490,000 cardiovascular deaths, and 750,000 diabetes cases in the U.S. over the lifetime of the adult population, according to a micro-simulation study published in Circulation. A team of researchers from Massachusetts General...

More Consumers Approve of Sugar Than of Artificial Sweeteners

July 29, 2021

Julia Peterman

Washington, D.C.—New consumer research conducted by Quadrant Strategies for the Sugar Association reveals how consumers feel about real sugar versus artificial sweeteners. Overall, according to a press release, consumer attitudes about real sugar are increasingly positive, while the favorability of artificial sweeteners has declined. “The shift in consumer attitudes about...

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3 Tricks to Delivering Healthy Indulgent Foods

February 26, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Netherlands—While everyone loves sweets, Innova Market Insights notes in a press release that the consumer drive towards wellness has entered the confectionary, bakery, ice cream, and desserts categories, leading to new challenges for manufacturers trying to meet these conflicting demands. There are, however, a few tricks to success in this...

Sugary Beverage Consumption on a Downward Trend

October 14, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Boston, MA—The trend of drinking sugary beverages has turned downwards, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Specifically, the percentage of consumers who drink more than 500 calories of heavy sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) trended downwards in the United States between 2003...