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• FDA Cracks Down On Misleading “Smart Choices” Food Labels

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 622
  mikelichts Flickr photostream/Creative Commons The FDA has announced plans to investigate the “Smart Choices” initiative, an industry-led nutrition labeling program, arguing that the labels may mislead the public by implying that sugary foods are healthy. I’m amazed that the “Smart Choices” label has ...
  4 days ago

• For The Love of Food

  
  Summer Tomato — Authority: 418
  For The Love of Food Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food , Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup. We’ve had spectacular conversations on both posts from this week ( Orthorexia, Bacon Worship And The Power of Food Culture and Fishing For Answers: How To Choose Fish and Seafood ), thank you all for your ...
  5 days ago

• Celiac Disease Diet - What Should be Consumed?

  
  Tips to Lower Cholesterol — Authority: 117
  Looking for the perfect diet celiac disease can be frightening, repair through maze of food containing wheat gluten and seem overwhelming. But do not panic do not work through it can and can not eat, it ends up being a minor adjustment in your diet. When shopping be vigilant and read all food labels carefully, [...]
  6 days ago

• Understanding pet food labels: A Scratchings & Sniffings Podcast

  
  Scratchings-and-Sniffings — Authority: 126
  Pet food labels - how to read them and what to look for. A Scratchings & Sniffings podcast with Dr. Grace and Dr. Larry.
  1 week ago

• Sweden to Label Foods’ Footprints

  
  EcoSalon — Authority: 522
  Buying food really was a whole lot easier a hundred years ago. There was less choice, the food was usually homegrown or locally grown, and there was little in the way of additives and preservatives. Plus, the shoppers back then didn’t have to read the food labels to find out how many nutrients, calories or fat ...
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• Use the rating game when grocery shopping

  
  CalorieLab Diet News — Authority: 477
  Guest contributor: Karen Collins, M.S., R.D., C.D.N. Karen Collins holds a B.S. degree from Purdue and an M.S. degree from Cornell, both in nutrition. When she’s not writing or speaking, she conducts a private nutrition practice in Jamestown, New York. When grocery shopping, how do you find the healthy options? ...
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• The mystery of Annie’s Naturals ketchup

  
  debralegg.com — Authority: 130
  I regularly recheck labels on products, even if weve been buying them for years, because you never know when ingredients or manufacturing processes are going to change. It had never occurred to me to check the Web site as well. I know now, though. One lesson came courtesy of The Nut Free Moms blog post on ...
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• The Calorie Delusion in Food Labels

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 611
  Food labels are essentially wrong. The calorie counting system on food labels around the world goes as far back as the late 19th century. It espouses the calculation of the ‘energy content of various foods by burning small samples in controlled conditions and measuring the amount of energy released in the form of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Smart Choices Grocery Program Discontinued

  
  Diets in Review Blog — Authority: 563
  The Smart Choices Grocery Program, the very program that DietsInReview panned last month, has been voluntarily discontinued. Officials with Smart Choices said that the group will “postpone” active operations and not encourage wider use of the logo while the FDA investigates labeling issues, reported MSNBC over ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sugar Isnt So Sweet

  
  Dr. Norris Chumley Satisfied Life — Authority: 127
  Eating foods with added sugar causes overweight and obesity, this we know.  How much sugar is too much, though?  The USDA Food Guidelines dont specify how much sugar, they just say "limit" it.  Now, however, the American Heart Association has...
  2 weeks ago

• Smart Choices halts its labeling program

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 661
  Filed under: Rumors , Scandals A very interesting piece of news passed the wire late Friday, October 23. Smart Choices, which is a million-dollar food labeling program, was voluntarily halted on Friday thanks to a bit of mislabeling. Earlier in the week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sugary Cereals are Deceptively Labeled? You’re Kidding!

  
  Green SAHM — Authority: 120
  I’m rather pleased to see that the FDA is looking at food labels again. This ABC News article focuses on how cereals such as Froot Loops and other types of food are marketed and labeled to appear healthier than they really are. The focus is on the Smart Choice label, which is supposed to be on nutritious food ...
  2 weeks ago

• IBM Debuts Food Traceability iPhone App

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 161
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  2 weeks ago

• FDA plans to regulate nutrition labels

  
  CalorieLab Diet News — Authority: 477
  The Food and Drug Administration is planning to propose new standards to regulate front of container nutrition information provided by food manufacturers such as the Smart Choices labels developed by the food industry that some critics say even help promote clearly unhealthy products such as Froot Loops . The ...
  2 weeks ago

• FDA Gets Tough With Misleading Food Labels

  
  Better Health — Authority: 600
  The next time you head down the food aisle, check out the front food labels. The front of food labels or front-of-packages (FOP) are misleading and often confusing, leading the consumer to believe that the food they are about to buy is healthy, when in fact it is not. In a recent post, Healthy Eating? Find Out ...
  2 weeks ago

• Carbon Emissions Added To Food Labels In Sweden

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 622
  pixelthings Flickr photostream/Creative Commons Sweden is experimenting with new food labels that will indicate the amount of carbon dioxide emissions associated with the production and distribution of foods sold in grocery stores and restaurants.  The plan seems like an excellent way to educate consumers about ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sunday Telegraph campaign: Honest Food Labels

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  Britains food labelling laws are nothing short of baffling.
  2 weeks ago

• Industry Suspends Smart Choice Food Labeling

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 544
  A voluntary nutrition-labeling program created by nine leading food manufacturers is being halted after federal authorities said programs like it might end up confusing consumers, the Associated Press reported Friday. read more
  2 weeks ago

• Five for Fridays – Oct 23, 2009

  
  LittleStomaks — Authority: 418
  Greetings! Hope you all are enjoying the beautiful days of Fall. I simply love this time of the year. We are getting ready for Trick-or-treat and pumpkin painting, and the twins are excited! They are already dreaming of collecting candy – it is going to be an uphill battle trying to keep them from eating too much. I ...
  2 weeks ago

• Should health claims on food be banned?

  
  Julie's Health Club — Authority: 541
  Front of package food labels getting out of hand Sugary cereals with refined grains are labeled a “Smart Choice” or a way to "support your childs immunity." Corn oil and chips boast they are good for your heat. Ice cream...
  2 weeks ago

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