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Nutrition Facts labels have a complicated legacy – a historian explains the science and politics of translating food into information

  • Written by Xaq Frohlich, Associate Professor of History of Technology, Auburn University
imageThe Nutrition Facts label is designed to meet shifting dietary trends and public health goals.NoDerog/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The Nutrition Facts label, that black and white information box found on nearly every packaged food product in the U.S. since 1994, has recently become an icon for consumer transparency.

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