A potential FDA proposal would label Goldfish “medium” in saturated fat and sodium. (The placement and size of any U.S. label has yet to be determined.) The same product would bear stop-sign-shaped ...

Last week, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that alcoholic drinks should carry a warning about cancer risks on their label. Alcohol consumption increases the risk of at least seven types of ...

The tobacco industry lost their fight against graphic and provocative warning labels on cigarette packaging following a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. The court ruling allows U.S. government ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on June 22, 2025, signed Senate Bill 25 (SB 25), a law that, among other provisions, requires the following consumer warning labeling on foods containing any of 44 ingredients: ...

Louisiana's Senate Bill 14 introduces a first-of-its-kind QR code labeling mandate for food products containing any of 44 specified ingredients, effective Jan. 1, 2028. The legislation follows Texas ...

Sometimes the labels on food products can raise heavy concerns from consumers when they are not explained well. Featured Video Safety labeling has long been a practice for consumer products, from car ...

Apple silently changed the AirTag‘s retail box to comply with Reese’s Law’s warning label requirements. The law requires devices with coin-cell batteries to show a warning label about keeping them out ...

As the FDA mulls interpretive food warning labels, a Georgetown University study shows these schemes have been powerless to halt obesity trends. In an attempt to tackle stubbornly high adult obesity ...

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Surgeon general's warning labels appear on only a few harmful products in the U.S., including cigarettes. (James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images) Do surgeon general warnings work? That’s a question ...