Food

Feds cracking down on misleading labels

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Sometimes reading food labels won't reveal the whole truth Consumers are paying more attention to their food labels these days, and the federal government is too! The FDA has recently issued warning letters to more than a dozen food manufacturers for putting labels on their products that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Menu nutritional labeling: a must-do for public health

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Posting calories on menus, along with the reminder that most adults require only about 2,000 calories a day, is one of the important steps that the government can take to help promote and enable more healthful eating.

Canned tomato products not so 'fresh' after all

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The National Consumers League has again called on the Food and Drug Administration to renew its efforts to prevent consumers from being misled by deceptive labeling of processed fruit and vegetable products – this time in the canned tomato products industry.

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