Failing to declare allergens on food labels is a breach of regulations and can put lives at risk. The law relating to allergen labels was changed recently to reduce the risks to consumers. But recent cases of flawed and misleading food labelling, sometimes involving major supermarkets, have calle...
Misleading Food Labels: Shock Claims; HEALTHY EATING: Popular Brands Are Not Meeting New Regulations, Say ExpertsByline: By Warren Manger MANY top brand health foods on sale in shops and supermarkets...Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
(Health.com) Have you ever picked one grocery item over another because of the health claims on the label? You may have been duped. That's because terms like fat free or all natural are often slapped on a food item that may not be healthy at all. Frustrated? You're not alone. Nearl...
The Local Government Association (LGA) has now called on the EU to ban the misleading labels and to set caps on the amount of sugar, salt and fat a food product can contain if it is to be marketed with any claims of nutritional or health benefit.② Numerous examples of "low fat" ...
With so many products out on the shelves and so many nutritional guidelines to remember, it can get extremely confusing shopping for healthy groceries. You would think you would be able to to trust packaging, but there are certain nutritional label…
Food Labeling: FDA Needs to Reassess Its Approach to Protecting Consumers from False or Misleading Claims federal requirements to prohibit false or misleading food labels; the Federal Trade Commission enforces the prohibition against false or misleading advertising... USGA Office - United States. Govern...
Pennsylvania-headquartered Bimbo Bakeries warned by FDA over misleading allergen claims PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Federal food safety regulators have issued a warning to Bimbo Bakeries USA, the company behind brands like Sara Lee, Oroweat, Thomas', Entenmann's and Ball Park buns and...
Claims made on product labels were also evaluated using the Operation Supplement Safety (OPSS) scorecard, an educational tool designed to help consumers evaluate the information on a product's label. A score of 4 or more on the OPSS scorecard indicates the product is "likely okay/less risky."...
says: "Parents can easily be misled when walking through theyogurtaisle in the supermarket. Often companies try to avert our eyes from seeing the significant amount of sugar listed in the ingredients and nutrition tables, by using healthy sounding claims and cartoony images on the front of pack...
eading Food Labels. Slow Food Advocates Question Misleading Food Labels.Slow Food Advocates Question Misleading Food Labels.The article looks at reactions to the standards of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for labeling organic foods. The Organic Consumers Association has criticized the ...