Do nutrition labels contain sufficient information?
ABC News: Watchdog Group Calls Out Food Products Mislabled ‘Healthy’ The labels on some popular grocery store products are misleading consumers into thinking they’re healthier than they really are, a food safety advocacy organization charged today. The Center for Science in the Public Interest listed six products it says try to fool consumers with fraudulent labels. … The CSPI says its attempts to get the Food and Drug Administration to enforce labeling laws already on the books have fallen on deaf federal ears. It says the FDA is under-funded and under-motivated. The FDA told ABC News truth in labeling remains a priority. But some states are not buying their claim.
