By: Sarah Raback – It’s time to talk salt. My head was spinning after a recent salt-buying trek. It was not only the many choices but the insane claims. First the basics: Common salt is 40%...
Read MoreFood Dive: Inside the GMO law: What needs to be labeled and why it matters
By: Megan Poinski – Now that the final GMO labeling regulations have been rolled out, what is going to bear the new seal that certifies a product is derived from bioengineering?… Regardless of terminology, some say that having the law...
Read MoreNPR: What’s Healthy At The Grocery Store? Shoppers Are Often Confused, Survey Finds
By: Rebecca Ellis – A granola bar enthusiast walks into a grocery store, scouting for a healthy treat. The first shelf is lined with KIND Bars, whose wrappers flaunt “five super grains” and zero genetically engineered...
Read MoreModern Farmer: Absolut Vodka and other GMO-Free Posers
By Brian Barth – From acai to condoms, companies are capitalizing on anti-GMO fervor, with misleading labels. At bus stops all over my neighborhood are ads for Absolut vodka, touting its eco-friendly attributes — namely that...
Read MoreParents: What Moms Need to Know About the ‘GMO-Free’ Food Label
By Sally Kuzemchak, MS, RD – Do you look for a “GMO-free” label when you’re grocery shopping? Turns out, that claim may not be as helpful as you think. According to Peel Back The Label, a campaign...
Read MoreThe Hill: FDA and FTC Need to End Anti-GMO Deception in Organic Food Advertising
By C. Dean McGrath Jr.: For a long time, American consumers had it pretty good. They could read a food label or product advertisement and trust that the information it contained was reasonably truthful. That’s because...
Read MoreWall Street Journal: The Organic Industry is Lying to You
By: Henry I. Miller – In the mold of “Mad Men’s” Don Draper, clever ad execs know a thing or two about manipulating consumer ignorance, confusion and even fear to sell a product. Nowhere is this...
Read MoreAg Week: A Sad Day for Our Society When Salt is Labeled Non-GMO
By Jonathan Knutson – There it was on the salt container label, the proud proclamation that the product inside was “non-GMO.” I looked at the label a second time and then a third time, not quite...
Read MoreDairy Herd Management: Farmers Taking a Stand Against Deceptive Advertising
By Taylor Leach – Buzzwords, scare tactics and misguided advertising are just a few techniques food marketers use to get consumers to buy their products. Farmers, however, have had enough and are fighting back to end...
Read MoreThe Bismarck Tribune: Dairy Farmers Fight Back Against Deceptive Advertising
By Jonathan Knutson – American dairy farmers say their product often is misunderstood, in many cases because of what they claim is deceptive advertising. Now they’ve launched a “tongue-in-cheek” video as the newest installment in their...
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