Shoppers struggle to make sense of food labels – and aren’t always sure what they’re eating.
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Food fraud, the centuries-old problem that won’t go away
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Dairy farmers used to put sheep brains and chalk in skim milk to make it look frothier and whiter. Coffee, honey and wine have also been past targets of food fraudsters. Can the law ever keep up?
It may come as a shock to discover that businesses are allowed to pay local authorities for advice on environmental health standards and food labelling.
Vermonters’ views on labels for genetically engineered foods shed light on consumers’ views, as the federal government considers mandatory labels.
Food chains are often so complex that it’s too hard to make the right choices.
Companies are exploiting a knowledge gap with consumers and fears of the supposed health hazards of certain ingredients with so-called absence labels.
Is there an art - or a science - to figuring out what stories will soar from the lab to the front page?
Congress is considering new legislation to unify and clarify what all those “use by,” “sell by,” “best by” dates on foods really mean. Here’s the (limited) science behind how those dates get set.
Australia’s new country of origin food labelling will indicate if food is grown or made in Australia and the proportion of Australian ingredients.
If South African consumers were educated on how to read and understand the information on food labels, they may be more willing and capable of making healthier food choices.
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Researcher in Law and Policy, SAMRC/Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer, Department of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor and Tyson Endowed Chair in Food Policy Economics, University of Arkansas
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Senior Lecturer, Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of International Political Economy, University of York
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Professor and Chair Community Development and Applied Economics, University of Vermont
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Dean and Professor of Marketing at School for Business and Society, University of York
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Assistant Professor of Food Safety, Extension Food Safety Specialist at University of Missouri, Kansas State University
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Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Agriculture, CSIRO
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Professor; Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney
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Master of Science student, School of Nutrition, Université Laval
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Professor and Director Food Systems Program, Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland