Have you ever eaten genetically modified arugula? We’re positive you haven’t -- because it doesn’t exist! But that hasn’t stopped Gotham Greens, which calls itself a “hyper-local” company, from putting “non-GMO seed” on its containers of…
Quick oats, old-fashioned oats, steel cut oats, rolled oats. The oats market is booming. But you know what isn’t? Genetically modified oats — because they don’t exist. Bob’s Red Mill Rolled Oats claim they are “non-GMO...
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%...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The amount of misleading “free-from” food labels is spiraling out of control. These salt brands are some of the most egregious examples. https://t.co/2GJUS7JG08https://t.co/NQC8789uWT,Sep 5
It’s illegal to add hormones to pork (it even says so right on the package!), making this “No Added Hormones” label nothing but hogwash. https://t.co/Nv4RdEuJ2ohttps://t.co/XQ9ePGNpbf,Sep 4