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The FDA wants to place warning labels on food packages to combat obesity and other health conditions (www.salon.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Meh. Informational labelling is only ever going to be supplanting marketing noise on a product anyway.

Any actual fact printed on the packaging is better than "100% natural ingredients*", "the healthy choice**", "99% fat free***", and non-representative imagery****

* The 17% puréed orphans is entirely natural.

** when consumed at the recommended serving size once a month.

*** but 25% sugar

**** serving suggestion