Consumers Continue Reaching for 'Natural' Foods, Despite Not Knowing What 'Natural' Means
Such an important issue- people need to be educated about their food! "Concerned shoppers say the FDA should ban the word." #foodnews
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munchiemummy 8yr I hope it does get banned. It's such a marketing scam and so upsetting to think how people who *want* to make better choices about their food, are being misled. -
annefood 8yr The King of empty phrases! -
etsummer 8yr I think we need a whole labeling overhaul! So many buzz words and even images/seemingly official badges and 'certifications' that don't really mean anything. -
munchiemummy 8yr @etsummer you're so right. When I moved to the UK from the US, I got homesick for some packaged foods and when I found them in the international/American section at supermarkets here, all of the buzzwords/phrases like "8 vitamins and minerals!" had to be taped over and the ingredients label re-covered because the EU has much stricter labelling laws. And I think it's just great that they don't allow the BS.
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Ricky 8yr Loosely related: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/04/15/399851645/nut-so-fast-kind-bars-fda-smacks-snacks-on-health-claims -
munchiemummy 8yr @Ricky I'd love to start a conversation on the FDA, based on that article alone. The concept of a "Food AND Drug Administration" seems to raise a red flag on its own. If our food is so processed that it needs to be regulated as much as pharmaceuticals... 🚩
