Consumers seeking to support humane turkey-farming practices might be surprised by what labels mean Many labels on packages are not legally defined and don't ensure that birds led better lives, ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Please pass the chemical-free hormone-free turkey. I think? This Thanksgiving, Butterball turkeys will have a new label: American Humane Certified on all of its products. What ...

"Free-range" turkeys at Maple Lawn Farms in Fulton, Md., in November 2014. In some cases, turkeys labeled "free-range" roam freely on a farm. But in the vast majority spend most of their time in ...

Corrections & Clarifications: Due to inaccurate information from the USDA, a previous version of this story incorrectly stated how turkeys could be raised. They are never raised in cages. Shopping for ...

If you’re picking out a turkey this Thanksgiving, you’ll probably be met with a number of different labels: fresh, premium, young. What does it all mean? This report from NPR can help you figure it ...

We are one week away from Thanksgiving. If you plan to pick up a turkey today or this weekend, it may be confusing. A consumer report from last year found many people don’t understand labels on food.

The centerpiece of so many Thanksgiving feasts, a plump turkey can confound even savvy cooks with label lingo (Bourbon Red? Free-range?). With Americans expected to eat 68 million turkeys this year ...

Washington, DC—American consumers are increasingly concerned about how animals raised for food are treated. But those wishing to purchase a higher-welfare turkey for Thanksgiving this year will be ...

Turkeys, turkeys everywhere at this time of year, and most of them Broad Breasted Whites. But those come in different varieties, and there are other kinds of turkeys too. From a health point of view, ...

Shopping for a Thanksgiving turkey has become a moral and emotional brain puzzle. Consumers are left deciphering the disparate claims stamped on packages at the grocery store, wondering which version ...