Nutrition labels have a complicated legacy – a historian explains the science and politics of translating food into information
The nutrition label, that black and white information box that appears on almost every packaged foods in the US since 1994has recently become an icon for consumer transparency. From Apple’s “Privacy Nutrition Labels,” which reveal how smartphone apps handle user data, to a “Garment Facts” label that standardizes ethical disclosures on clothing, policy advocates across … Read more