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Front of Package Labeling

Nutrition in a Second-Rate Hen House

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 04.11.2012 | Healthy Living
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David Katz, M.D.

This week, Wal-Mart announced the release of its home-grown, front-of-pack nutrition guidance system. Can we possibly be that gullible? If so, we probably all deserve to be eating whatever the big companies selling food tell us we should.

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We're Not Buying It: Stop Junk Food Marketing to Kids

Larry_Cohen | Posted 12.10.2011 | Impact
Read More: Children's Food, Food Advertisements, Junk Food, Food Advertising, Junk Food Ads, Junk Food Kids, Front of Package Labeling, Junk Food Marketing, Children's Health Crisis, Video, Impact News
Larry_Cohen

Parents simply can't compete with the $2 billion a year spent on kids ads promoting foods that are laden in sugar, salt and fat. We need someone to hold food and beverage companies accountable.

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Kids' Food Labels: Healthy or Not?

Larry_Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Slidepollajax, Children's Foods, Front of Package Labeling, Fda, Prevention Institute, Home News
Larry_Cohen

Prevention Institute's new study, released yesterday, Claiming Health: Front-of-Package Labeling of Children's Food examined products with front-of-pa...

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Front-of-Package Labels Hide Truth: 8-of-10 kids' foods flunk nutrition standards

Larry_Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Food Labeling, Healthy Foods, Front of Package Labeling, Childhood Nutrition, Child Nutrition, Prevention, Fda, Nutrition, Home News
Larry_Cohen

Chronic diseases like diabetes are skyrocketing, and children are predicted to have a shorter life span than their parents. Parents want healthy fo...

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FDA Could Take Foods Over Shelves Over Inaccurate Labeling

Mother Nature Network | Robin Shreeves | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Fda, Food Politics, Food, Food Labeling, Front of Package Labeling, Misleading Food Labels, Food Labels, Margaret Hamburg, Green News

Seventeen food manufacturers, including a few that produce organic products, have been issued warning letters by the FDA about their front-of-package ...

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