High Fructose Corn Syrup Now Hidden Under a New Name
Anna Hunt – Food makers are now calling it “fructose syrup” or plainly “fructose”.
TAG: food labels
Idiocracy: Food Packaging Should Have Traffic Light Labels?
Heather Callaghan – “Should food products be labeled with traffic light symbols to make health-related information on ingredients easier to understand?”
Why You’re Being Deceived By Food Labels and Calories
Karen Foster – Consumers who simply glance at labels before they toss food into their grocery carts may not be eating what they think they are.
The Downside of Healthy and Organic Foods
Margie King, Health Coach, Green Med Info Waking Times When you’re trying to eat a healthy diet, the simplest rule is to stick to whole, unprocessed foods. If it has a label, be cautious. If the label makes health claims, run the other way. According to one expert, as America’s collective waistline continues to expand, …
New Study Shows Deception of Whole Grain Food Labels
Natasha Longo, Prevent Disease Waking Times Barley, spelt, millet, and quinoa are just a few examples of healthier whole grains. However, the food industry is inconsistently classifying foods as “whole grain” and, in many cases, misleading consumers according to a new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers. One of the most widely …
Government of India Declares That All Genetically Modified Foods Be Labeled
April McCarthy Prevent Disease Can we give a thumbs up to the ministry of consumer affairs in India? They have issued a gazette notification early this month indicating that every food package containing genetically modified food shall bear at the top of its principal display panel, the words ‘GM.’ Indian consumers will soon have something that most of the …