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RobinA

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28. Ingredient Labeling, No

Reply to Odin2005 (Reply #23)

Thu Oct 6, 2016, 07:53 AM

Oct 2016

That should be accurate. Actual claims as to what the product will do, no. Cute pictures on the packaging? That's advertising and should be evaluated as such. Advertising is misleading by its nature.

If ingredients are very important to a consumer, they need to read the ingredients.

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PepsiCo Misleads Buyers of Naked Juice, Lawsuit Says [View all] SecularMotion Oct 2016 OP

"no sugar added" Plucketeer Oct 2016 #1

I hope this gets thrown out. Mosby Oct 2016 #2

I have to totally agree. If someone can't be bothered to read the ingredients label and see that underahedgerow Oct 2016 #3

"The lawsuit was filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest,..." Matthew Rose Oct 2016 #4

CSPI seems to be quite self serving and very much self appointed and underahedgerow Oct 2016 #6

Completely agree. I'm just thinking there are worse offenders in the food industry, they JudyM Oct 2016 #17

No more and no less than you apparently have never heard about False Advertising LanternWaste Oct 2016 #5

odwalla says their smoothies are "healthy" Mosby Oct 2016 #10

How is it false advertising, in your view? Please be specific. Orrex Oct 2016 #29

Real people don't have time to ogle the fine print -size 2 font- on every single item they buy. randome Oct 2016 #13

Yeah! And if baby food shows a baby on the label, it better damn well contain a baby Orrex Oct 2016 #30

If You Are RobinA Oct 2016 #21

So companies should be allowed to mislead consumers with their labeling? Odin2005 Oct 2016 #23

the FDA regulates labeling Mosby Oct 2016 #25

Ingredient Labeling, No RobinA Oct 2016 #28

I just looked at the ingredients list camelfan Oct 2016 #7

is odwalla any different? Mosby Oct 2016 #9

I don't think they are advised as sugar free just no sugar added. NWCorona Oct 2016 #12

Orange juice has about 40g of sugar in 15oz muriel_volestrangler Oct 2016 #11

Just go to the store and Doitnow Oct 2016 #8

When I order kale cojoel Oct 2016 #14

! progressoid Oct 2016 #15

funny. Mosby Oct 2016 #16

Sounds like a good strategy Egnever Oct 2016 #27

I wish the government would just announce the truth. truthisfreedom Oct 2016 #18

I got rid of all the cupcakes in the house last night. anamandujano Oct 2016 #26

Labeling does not tell the truth. You think you're buying 100% pure olive oil? Think again. YOHABLO Oct 2016 #19

No sugar added and ochem Oct 2016 #20

This is true for most juice, it's apple juice with food coloring. Odin2005 Oct 2016 #22

This type of deception is the reason for deregulating the food industry. ronnie624 Oct 2016 #24