Monday, March 10, 2014

Check the Label

So what you see is what you get?
Is food labeling as accurate as expected?
Do words like "Natural" "Light" "Whole Grains" tell the whole truth about the food you are buying?

Here is a link with a list of the top 5 words that should be banned from food advertising as "misleading".
Of course the topic of labeling is a very complicated one, as it involves a lot of issues on customer rights, ethical advertisement, competition and public health. As already mentioned in previous posts, there is a non-exhaustive list of regulations on the subject, so that, with this index, you might as well, get an idea.


http://www.leanwashingindex.com/
http://www.care2.com/causes/5-misleading-words-that-should-be-banned-from-food-advertising.html

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