The Hechsher, or the Ⓤ marking on many common food items, is a signifier that the food is certified kosher. There are various symbols that appear on food packaging. The symbols differ depending on ...

If you look closely at your food shop, you will notice a little symbol next to the weight measurement on the packets of certain items. This symbol is the letter ‘e’ in lowercase, and can be found next ...

Printing recognisable health symbols on product packaging can reverse misconceptions around the healthiness of low-cost items, leading to a sales boost for manufacturers as well as fostering healthier ...

In the UK, over three-quarters of the population misunderstand what recycling and disposal symbols mean. It’s a staggering statistic, but it’s not difficult to see why people are perplexed. For ...

A food packaging symbol for comparing the effect of different foods on blood sugar was launched in Australia yesterday. The Glycemic Index (GI) Symbol is designed to tell shoppers at a glance the GI ...

Federal health officials on Monday considered whether adding symbols with nutrition information to food labels, like a traffic light system used in Britain, might help shoppers make healthier food ...

Every day, we dispose of packaging, but do we truly understand the symbols displayed on them? A study conducted by Plasticsheetsshop among over 800 British people reveals that a significant portion of ...

Tesco shoppers have been trying to get to the bottom of a cross symbol that sometimes appears on food packaging. A confused customer took to Reddit to share a picture of the character, which was ...

As a cost of living crisis sinks its teeth further and further into the nation many residents are turning to money-saving hacks to cut their expenditure on necessities such as energy and groceries. As ...