Food Labels
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Omega 3: How We're Being Deceived
Have you noticed how many products have Omega 3 added? Omega 3 is the new health food buzzword - but have we been mislead by marketing hype?
Lois Smithers has written a fascinating exposé showing how confusing labeling of Omega 3 foods is undermining our health.
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The Skinny on "Light" Juices
This is a guest post from Kerry McLeod of eBrandAid.
It seems that juice manufacturers are capitalizing on our culture's obsession with weight by putting their juices on a "diet!" Just walk down any juice aisle and find many of your favorite juices in low-calorie, sugar-free varieties.
We're all looking to cut calories - but are these emaciated juices sacrificing nutrition for fewer calories?
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Are You Being Deceived by Chicken Labeling Lies?
Chicken is a great source of lean protein - and is a staple food for many healthy eaters. However labels and marketing slogans for chicken products can be very misleading.
Let's take a look at a few culprits:
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100 Calorie Packs: Double the Price

100 Calorie packs are great for portion control - but the excessive price of these packs is not so great.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has compared the costs of 100 Calorie packs against the bigger portions and found price increases of over 200%.
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Think You Are Avoiding Trans Fats? Think Again
No one can debate that trans fats should be eliminated from the diet. Research has found that trans fats have been linked to multiple health issues including elevated coronary heart disease risk and lowering HDL levels, higher abdominal fat levels and even infertility.
In 2006, in response to the health consequences of consuming trans fats, the United States FDA required that all food manufacturers would have to list the trans fat content of their foods. This was a great start, but many people are unaware that there is one major loophole with this new regulation.
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Which Has More Salt: Sandwich or Potato Chips?

UK lobby group CASH has compared the level of salt in sandwiches with potato chips (or crisps as they are called in the UK).
Their discoveries may surprise you.
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Frito-Lay as Health Food

Frito-Lay is about to start using a health claim on some of its foods. The application to the FDA will allow some Frito-Lay foods to state the following:
"Replacing saturated fat with similar amounts of unsaturated fats may reduce the risk of heart disease. To achieve this benefit, total daily calories should not increase."» Continue...
Cookies With Edible Nutrition Label
Design company Andrew Andrew are selling cookies that have the nutritional information printed directly into the cookie.
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99% Fat Free: The Most Annoying Health Claim?
99% fat free has to be one of the most idiotic labels known to mankind - particularly when applied to a carbohydrate food. Just this morning I was reading a "healthy food guide" I picked up from the supermarket. It turned out to be an advertising feature. One product featured was jasmine rice - claiming that it was "99% fat free".
An Australian parents group (Parents Jury) is going after food manufacturers - in particular those who use "fat-free" labels.
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Food Labels: Dare You Read Them?
Once upon a time food came without labels. There were no supermarkets, no plastic packages, and no-one cared about carbohydrates, fats, or calories. Sugary treats were delicious luxuries - a rare indulgence.
How times have changed.
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7 Ways The Food Companies Fool You
Most consumers take just 4 seconds to browse over food packaging before making a choice.
That's the window of opportunity a manufacturer has to convince you to buy their product. Here's how they do it:
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Food Labels: Inaccurate
Australian health authorities have undertaken the first serious analysis of nutrition labels - and found them to be very inaccurate.
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Junk Food Ad Ban: Will It Work?
UK advertising regulator Ofcom has unveiled new restrictions for food and drink advertising. The rules aim to curb advertising of junk food targeted toward children.
Will the regulations make any impact?
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Food Ratings Labels
A New England grocery chain has introduced a new labelling system for it's food. The labelling uses a simple star system (like movie reviews, for example). Hannaford Bros give the foods 1 to 3 stars, indicating a nutritional value of good, better, or best.
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Food Industry Hates Labels
Cry-babies.
That's the word that comes to mind when I read about a "Food Giant Revolt". It seems that many of the big food companies are not happy about a new labelling system being rolled out in the UK.
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Timestrips: Intelligent Labels
Most fridges are filled with half-used foods. Many of us rely on the "smell test" as proof of edibility.
There are now new labels that will visually show the age of an item.
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