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Fighting over the 'Natural Food' designation

I've never understood how food companies can get away with using the term "all natural" on any processed food that contains so many unnatural ... Read More »

Food rating system in Maine gets shoppers eating healthier

Forget the easily-manipulated "Nutrition Facts" labels on food containers. Unless you're prepared to scrutinize and compare most processed and ... Read More »

Are we are being decieved by food manufacturers?

I get a little peeved when I see food labels that are somehow deceptive -- for example, a food label that has very few calories in a serving but if ... Read More »

Do allergy food labels really help?

Severe food allergies can make it tricky to buy foods with processed ingredients, which is why the FDA requires labeling of foods that contain ... Read More »

Food label requirements gain momentum

Here at That's Fit, we often advocate reading food labels to better understand just what's in the food you've chosen to eat. With the recent scare ... Read More »

Labeling food 'China-free': One company's solution

It's easy to look at the bottom of a non-food product and find out where it was made, but do you know where your food comes from? Though many ... Read More »

Demystifying food labels

I'm a food label addict. Unless I'm familiar with a product, I don't buy anything without reading the label first. I even have my son reading labels ... Read More »

NutritionPedia

A new online database and wiki is available for those of us searching for nutrition data. NutritionPedia.com is a free service with quick access to ... Read More »

Nutrition labels found to not be accurate (big surprise)

Do you believe the details that are found on the "nutrition facts" labels on the foods you buy? I've been a little skeptical for a while, as ... Read More »

FDA may soften requirements on irradiated food labels

If you came across a food with a label marked "irradiated," would you still buy it? It appears many people don't, and a leading grocery industry group ... Read More »