{"id":2157,"date":"2011-02-24T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-24T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/old-wine-in-new-bottles-critics-pan-new-food-labels.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T09:14:08","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T13:14:08","slug":"old-wine-in-new-bottles-critics-pan-new-food-labels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2157","title":{"rendered":"Old Wine In New Bottles. Critics pan new food labels"},"content":{"rendered":"

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U.S. grocers joined with food and drink makers to unveil a new system on Monday for putting nutritional information on packages ahead of plans from U.S. regulators, who have called for clear and accurate labels to help fight obesity.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/span>Critics were quick to question the front-of-package labeling move by industry, saying it appeared to be an attempt to circumvent federal regulators and to distract consumers from the unhealthy ingredients in some packaged foods.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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the critics have a point here. What if (hypothetically) there were arsenic in your food? It wouldn’t show up as calories, saturated fat, sodium, or sugars. “Strawberry flavoring” has 48 (that’s right, 48!) organic chemicals like derivatives of benzine, acetone, and ketone. Those are all low in everything. <\/i><\/span>

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Bottom line? It’s a good idea to let consumers know how many weeks’ worth of calories ARE IN that Venti Caramel Macchiato. That said, the preservatives, and synthetics, and chemicals, wouldn’t show up in this system they’re proposing. Read the ingredients — that is where food producers must be honest.    <\/i><\/span>

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<\/span>Industry debuts new U.S. food labels, critics pan | Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information: Click here to visit Will Clower’s website. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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