Nutrition labels to be put on the front of food packaging

It will soon become a bit easier to compare calorie, fat and probably sugar and salt information when grocery shopping. The food products and the grocery industry on Wednesday announced that some nutritional information displayed on the sides of packaging will soon be more prominently featured on the front as well.

Virtually all major food makers will begin offering the information up front beginning early next year, acting voluntarily, though under a lot of pressure.