Food

Can food labels like natural or fresh be trusted?

For

Some companies follow strict standards.

Against

Many labels are used for marketing and mean very little legally.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • "Certified organic": defined and enforced by agencies. OK and reliable if you care about that sort of thing.
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  • While labels won't say straight up lies for the most part
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Against

  • The term "natural" is basically meaningless in pretty much every context.
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  • Natural is marketing hype.
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