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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Dumb choices

A few weeks ago I reported on the controversy brewing over the Smart Choices Program launched by a number of food manufacturers, including cereal companies.

Things got more exciting recently when the FDA sent a warning to these manufacturers stating the new labelling may be misleading, and calls for a more a standardized system for such simplified nutritional labelling.

In response, General Mills announced this week that they will be abandoning the Smart Choices symbol.

Smart move.

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1 comment:

  1. Good for GM. It sounds like another way for manufacturers to befuddle the public in the name of trying to "help" them.

    If you're THAT concerned with a "healthy" breakfast, it's not that hard to tell the Fiber One from the AppleJacks.

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