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Bad Labels 

‘100% Organic Fruit’? Come-on.  Worse than advertising sugar as ‘naturally fat free’ or butter as ‘low sugar alternative.’ Our label detective this week has noticed an growing number of products sporting a 100% Organic Fruit label emblazoned on many products  when the actual fruit content is .06% or less.  These products appear to be organic but are predominately high fructose corn syrup and additives and colorings banned in the rest of the civilized world.

Beware ‘Never buy this’ products sold at stores. Watch out for organic claims without Certified Organic labels.

Our Dr Ned feels that the FDA let down the consumer with a very misleading labeling system.  It confuses or misleads more than it illuminates. 

The FDA is working on better labeling but this is at least 10 years off going through the standard approval process.

In the meantime, the US health care system faces a catastrophe in the next five to ten years with skyrocketing obesity.