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- madeingermany, on 10/16/2008, -0/+14Basically, don't trust anything the label says.
How can a 100% juice contain anything else? Most do (like Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Ascorbic Acid)
And even foods with HFCS get labeled as natural
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_sy ... - thebigdirty, on 10/16/2008, -0/+11Maybe interesting: A product is allowed to advertise as having 0 calories as long as it actually has 5 or below.
- leerayIG88, on 10/16/2008, -0/+11Don't forget Pork Brain.
- inactive, on 10/17/2008, -4/+13let us not forget organic.... what a BS marketing term. anything living on earth is organic.
- sarazen, on 10/16/2008, -0/+8Caveat Emptor. It is up to us to be informed consumers, so thanks for the information!
- psykiv, on 10/17/2008, -0/+7Or if a product has .5g of fat or less, they can round down to zero. Which is why you see so many "non-fat" spray butters. no way you can get .5g of fat out of a .1g spray.
- a117, on 10/17/2008, -0/+6You mean Free-Range All Natural No Additives No Animal By-Products 100% Vegan Raised Without Antibiotics Pork Brains in Milk Gravy?
Those are the BEST. - jonnyboyca, on 10/17/2008, -0/+6aspartame... look it up.
- drjekelmrhyde, on 10/17/2008, -0/+5100% Vegan is a lie
http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/06/29/how_ma ...
/you are still eating bug parts - fancypantscz, on 10/17/2008, -0/+4People of the future are going to look back at the fact that we refuse to force our government to strictly and effectively regulate labeling standards and they will be forced to conclude that we are retarded.
We basically trust corporations not to poison us and destroy our communities and environments at a time when there is every economic incentive to do exactly that. And it seems to me there is a lot of evidence that corporations are in fact poisoning us and destroying our communities and environments.
Are we retarded?
I'm not saying we need more regulation. I'm saying we need better regulation. - askantik, on 10/17/2008, -0/+3While I agree that most food labels can be deceptive, I don't really see how they can say that 100% vegan "does not have a standard or consistent definition." Uh, yeah it does? It means no animal products or by-products. It's not ambiguous at all like "free range." I mean, there is no government agency that enforces the use of 100% vegan on a product, but that still doesn't mean it has no "consistent definition."
The article also says, "But Consumers Union says the label is tricky because there isn't a standard, precise definition of 'animal ingredients.'" Um, an animal ingredient is, as the name implies, an ingredient that comes from an animal. Once again, I don't see how this could be interpreted any other way.
While I'm not saying that these labels are backed by some type of agency or are necessarily valid, I am saying that these 2 terms or labels do in fact have a "consistent" or "precise" meaning. - madeingermany, on 10/17/2008, -1/+4I still prefer if anything living on earth is not injected with antibiotics before I eat it.
- 2oonhed, on 10/17/2008, -0/+2Don't forget the allowable maximum limit of rodent bones & insect parts for added texture!
- theadvinci, on 10/17/2008, -0/+2I thought how the hell can Coke advertise itself as always having natural ingredients.
In one ad they even invented a story where the guy who came up with the recipe was looking for the ingredients in South-America. In reality he was a pharmacist who tried to brew a medicine against his headache. - drjekelmrhyde, on 10/17/2008, -0/+2Dude that has to be child porn
- MtheoryX, on 10/17/2008, -0/+2@mikesbaker: You just misspelled "fail."
I don't know what else to say, so I'll just leave this here. - pavanb500, on 10/17/2008, -0/+2Hell butter could be 0 cal if they make the serving size a thimble in that case!
- reddoggie, on 10/17/2008, -0/+2While I completely agree with your statement in theory, the term organic in the US is actually a legally regulated term (USDA). Natural or all-natural on the other hand is a complete BS term.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/ofp/ofp.shtml - Endit, on 10/17/2008, -0/+2Regurgitated monkey brains in your pork rinds.
- davengineer, on 10/17/2008, -0/+1monkeys are awesome! but pork rinds are gross
- Fragnarg, on 10/17/2008, -0/+1Go Internet Superstar!
- mykool, on 10/17/2008, -1/+2Did you know the USDA allows for up to 2% rat dung? That means that anything you eat in the USA could potentially contain up to 2% rat dung! Yummy!
- inactive, on 10/17/2008, -0/+1wow - you comment is so amazingly rife with fial
- inactive, on 10/17/2008, -1/+2pardon me for being a cynic but what is to stop the farmers from pumping their animals full of hormones as soon as the inspector leaves. organic is nonsense for fools who are willing to pay more for something because it makes them feel good about themselves.
http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-sa ...
http://www.foodnavigator.com/Financial-Industry/Or ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4917541-103 ... - eve7, on 10/26/2008, -0/+1MMMMMM...........yummy...... This just makes me want to stick to my guns about growing my own food. I've made my own preserves, applesauce, and catsup for a while now. At least I know what's going into the product. :)
- shah0516, on 02/15/2009, -0/+1whoa... yes labels are not always correct though..
to make some yummy recipes, try this
http://www.ipcaindia.com/ - askantik, on 10/17/2008, -0/+1No, if the insects were practically unavoidable in harvesting of a plant product, it is still vegan. The definition of veganism is the avoidance of animal products to the extent of practicality. It wouldn't be practical or efficient to have someone search every single head of lettuce for parasites, etc.
- spvo, on 10/17/2008, -0/+1A serving size for butter already isn't much larger than a thimble.
- 2oonhed, on 10/17/2008, -0/+1BROCCOLI ON MY BACON!!!!!!
OH MY GAWD11111 - askantik, on 10/17/2008, -0/+1We also need enforcement of existing regulations.
- askantik, on 10/17/2008, -0/+1As should be obvious to any science student, the scientific meaning of a word is usually not the same as the popular definition. Does that make the popular definition "BS?" No, organic farming is a legitimate and well-established guideline. Do many mega corporations who ***** over small family farms get certified as organic growers? Absolutely. But that doesn't make the actual idea of organic farming inherently bad.
As for the guy who says what would stop farmers from pumping their animals with hormones-- well, the inspector will soon return and he'll wonder why the tests reveal hormones, for one. Second of all, name something that we spend money on for some reason other than to feel good about ourselves. - xboxundone, on 10/17/2008, -0/+1Most labels are decieving they are meant to sell stuff not meant to really provide nutrional and warning info.
- FLarsen, on 10/18/2008, -0/+1The obsession with foods being natural is pretty stupid.
You want some all natural ricin? Maybe some organic amatoxin? But god forbid synthetic vitamin C. - Freewin4u, on 10/17/2008, -0/+0mmm diet coke
- DamnMan, on 10/17/2008, -2/+2Critric Acid in my Orange juice? Fructose in my Apple Juice? Outrageous!
Glutamate in my tomatoes? Cyanide in my almonds? Calf bile in my cheese? Inconceivable! - zingo70, on 10/17/2008, -1/+16 food labels I never pay attention to anyway.
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http://www.celebxray.com - CarlT, on 03/05/2009, -0/+0I love the new food labels in the UK, very user friendly
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http://www.lowerutilitybill.co.uk - tinak24, on 10/18/2008, -0/+0it goes to show that there are only a few things out in the market that are really healthy. You just have to aware in terms of choosing what's good for you.
- GoHealthyGoFit, on 10/27/2008, -0/+0I want to re-post this on my blog!!! It's these types of labels that fool people into making uninformed decisions about what they put in their body.
- FrenchTV1, on 10/17/2008, -4/+2Label falsificacation should be mandatory. It can be used for good. For example:
Cigarettes - 100 calories, 20g fat, 50g carbs
- 1% of girls would remain smokers
Apple - 2000 calroies, 10% fruit and 900 g of pure lard
-kids would eat it
Whisky-
if drinken in mass abundance, homosexuality may occur...
voting may turn to be based on real issues vs. wanting a black dude vs a old man and a bikini chick on tv once a week. - inactive, on 10/17/2008, -5/+3Who looks at labels, when we have to worry about prices...Recession....
- waxcrash, on 10/17/2008, -3/+1Alright, diggers stop letting your mom use your digg account when you are away from your computer or we are going to find a lot more of this kind of stuff on the front page.
- thefbimonkey, on 10/17/2008, -9/+0OH MIKESBAKER, YOU JUST GOT OWN3D ON THE INTERNET!!!!
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