To help you sort the good from the bad on your next grocery trip, here's a list of unapproved and / or
misleading labels:
She and other genuine Catholic reformers understood that,
misleading labels aside, moral laxity is not reform, dissent is not enlightenment, and rebellion is not renewal.
The Maggie Beer business was in hot water in August, 2014 with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over
misleading labelling on some products.
The Campaign's work includes the Together We Rise therapeutic and social baking initiative, lobbying for an Honest Crust Act to protect shoppers from incomplete and
misleading labelling and marketing, No Loaf Lost surplus slicing guide for small bakeries, the annual Sourdough September awareness drive, The Real Bread Finder map and Real Bread Loaf Mark.
While Australian Certified Organic has successfully resolved many issues amicably by talking with manufacturers and educating them about what certified organic is, it has pursued complaints about
misleading labelling with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Kozak and his ilk claim this petition is done in an effort to «prevent false and
misleading labeling on consumer products,» but I have yet to know of anyone who accidentally bought soy milk or rice milk thinking they were buying dairy - based milk.
Or is it simply
a misleading label that has the potential to do more harm than good?
Dr. Jana Klauer explains to Martha Stewart how food affects the body and points out the harm of trans fats and
misleading labels.
It's not just the extra costs but also
the misleading labels and unhealthy ingredients these products are often laden with.
«A food imposter is one that, at first glance, looks to be healthy and nutritious because of
misleading labeling, packaging, or marketing, but upon closer inspection of the nutrition label and ingredients panel, is actually not,» says nutritionist Rania Batayneh, MPH author of the forthcoming book The One One One Diet, www.EssentialNutritionForYou.com.
Some brands of low - carb foods use
misleading labels such as, «carbs - free», «low - carb» or «zero - carb».
The misleading label claims that there are just 10g of sugar per serving, but tried to hide the fact that there are more than one serving per bottle!
But when it comes to salad dressing I prefer homemade dressing from scratch because of
the misleading labels, high calorie content and hidden ingredients in the salad dressing defeats the whole purpose of eating salad.
The sports nutrition industry — and protein powder specifically — is full of
misleading labels and exaggerated claims to what the product can actually do.
Or perhaps comedy is
a misleading label.
Perhaps comedy is
a misleading label.
At Moffitt & Phillips, PLLC, we represent people who have been injured or killed by defective products or unsafe products that have design defects (intended design is unreasonably dangerous), manufacturing defects (product does not conform to the designer's or manufacturer's specifications), or marketing defects (improper or
misleading labels, insufficient instructions, or failure to warn about a product's hidden dangers.)
We are not talking in the Lola case or in family law generally of nationalizing the means of production, or having the government prescribe the details of family relationships — which would not necessarily be «socialist», it would just be interventionist, possibly heavy - handed — that's a debate we can have without
misleading labels that are probably not as emotionally potent among Slaw readers as they are among the rabble that can be roused by their use (and we're not aiming at an emotional debate here, are we?)
In particular, it does this by deterring mutually beneficial transactions (for example, purchases of Roundup that would occur absent
misleading labeling about cancer risks), generating suboptimal transactions (for example, purchases of inferior substitutes to Roundup due to misleading Roundup labeling), and distorting competition within the marketplace (the reallocation of market shares among Roundup and substitutes not subject to labeling).
Creation of more intuitive site navigation by eliminating
misleading labels and unnecessary clicks.
Not exact matches
The FTC also said that when it comes to
labelling, advertisers shouldn't use terms such as «Promoted» or «Promoted Stories,» because they are «at best ambiguous and potentially could
mislead consumers that advertising content is endorsed by a publisher site.»
When it comes to
labelling, the FTC said, advertisers shouldn't use terms such as «promoted» because «they are at best ambiguous and potentially could
mislead consumers that advertising content is endorsed by a publisher.»
Overall, Consumer Reports found that nearly two - thirds of consumers in the US are «
misled» by the «natural»
label on meat and that more than 90 % «expect it to mean much more than it does.»
The
label «cooling rack» is a bit
misleading.
Too many investors have been
misled to believe they can trust the ETF
label, i.e. category, and believe that all ETFs within a certain category are the same when they are not.
Putting a common
label on mental anguish is necessary for medical treatment, but is
misleading if we expect the
label to reveal the true «nature» of the experience.
I don't call myself a Christian, either, first, because
labels of any sort are confining and
misleading — much like the
label «God», and second because I find my understanding of «the Christ» to be quite different from the norm — including Hamilton's too, I suspect, but that doesn't necessarily mean he's not on the right track.
Nevertheless, if we are to continue to use the Christ and culture language, we have to do it with a warning
label that using the term «Christ» as opposed to culture can be
misleading.
In this case, PBTL's aim is to convince people that non-GMO
labels are
misleading and capitalizing on consumer fears.
Misleading food
labels: Why write «No Cholesterol» on a box of raisins?
EXPIRED explores how
misleading date
labels on food products contribute to food waste in America.
Since this is not a widely known fact, that «raw»
labeling still prevails on processed almonds that have not been roasted and completely
misleads consumers.
Be wary when
labeling your products eco-friendly because the FTC has increased its enforcement against
misleading green claims.
In recent years, we have witnessed an explosion in consumer fraud putative class actions focused on whether use of the claims «natural,» «all - natural,» «100 percent natural» or similar terms on a food product's
label is false,
misleading or deceptive.
Food and Drink - Fall 2011 -(Page 58) > p PRODUCERS food law The Laws of the
Label If you can avoid making vague or
misleading claims on food
labels, you might be able to avoid a class - action lawsuit.
(1) No dealer shall apply to any pre-packaged product or sell, import into Canada or advertise any pre-packaged product that has applied to it a
label containing any false or
misleading representation that relates to or may reasonably be regarded as relating to that product.
A hearing last December by House Energy and Commerce subcommittee also drove home the point that the overwhelming scientific consensus is that GMO food is as safe as any other food and that a mandatory GMO warning
label could be inherently
misleading.
Their attorneys are claiming that their clients were
misled and deceived by the information on coconut oil
labels.
«Consumer confidence has been harmed by food producers who deliberately try to
mislead the public with «accurate but confusing»
labelling.
The CHOICE investigation follows on from last week's decision by the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) to fine Smith's and Unilever for
misleading «school canteen approved» food
labelling.
The mere fact that a food has been genetically engineered has no bearing on its safety, so
labeling GMOs just
misleads customers and hurts the adoption of beneficial genetically modified foods.
The EDA says that the proposed
labels would give
misleading information to consumers, and thus is not suitable for dairy products.
Labeling seafood «organic» is also
misleading, since the USDA has not yet developed organic - certification standards.
But while the percentage of certified content has to be specified on the
label, many consumers, roasters, and coffee professionals I've talked to think that the «30 % rule» tarnishes a great certification, confuses or
misleads consumers, and indicates too much concession to corporate interests.
If there are
labels which are deliberately
misleading consumers then FJA would encourage the ACCC or local food regulators to take action.
Love your blog... but it is
misleading when you
label this recipe sugar - free.
For many reasons, such as there being over 10 million hens kept in conventional cages, false and
misleading claims about egg -
labelling and many others, AFSA is concerned for the future of genuine free - range systems for raising poultry on farms.
Findings suggest that
labels and advertisements for sham fruit foods
mislead children with regard to the food's real fruit content.
The ACCC alleges that
labels on these par baked products stating «Baked Today, Sold Today» and in some cases «Freshly Baked In - Store», and nearby prominent signs stating «Freshly Baked» or «Baked Fresh», were likely to
mislead consumers into thinking that the bread was prepared from scratch in Coles» in - house bakeries on the day it was offered for sale and that it was entirely baked on the day it was offered for sale.