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Food Companies Promote Facts Up Front Initiative
WASHINGTON—Companies within the food product industry will soon promote a $ 50 million campaign for the new labeling system called Facts Up Front, which summarizes products' nutrition information on their front labels. Members of the Grocery ...
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Surprising Facts About Where Food Comes From
For his book, “Where Am I Eating?” Kelsey Timmerman traveled to the Ivory Coast, Costa Rica and elsewhere in pursuit of the source of his food. Along the way, he made some disturbing discoveries that led him to stop drinking Starbucks coffee and ...
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10 incredible food facts that will change the way you shop
I've always also been interested in nutrition because I had a grandmother who was a food activist in 1910 and she was fighting against white bread and coca cola with a group of other women. So I grew up knowing that some food is just better for you ...
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Food Facts and Fiction - Green Smoothies
Food Facts and Fiction - Green Smoothies. 07 August 2013 , 3:09 PM by Mary-Lou Stephens. Green smoothies Love your green smoothies? Mary-Lou isn't convinced...yet. Natural Healthcare Practitioner Annie O'Moon Browning explains the benefits.
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Big Food Preps $50M Push for 'Facts Up Front' Labeling

Big Food Preps M Push for 'Facts Up Front' Labeling
Nearly four years after ending the much-maligned "Smart Choices" labeling program, major food companies are preparing a $ 50 million campaign to plug a new front-of-pack labeling system called "Facts Up Front." The effort is the latest attempt by ...
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Packaged Facts Announces New Report, “The Future of Food Retailing in the U.S.”
The data analyzed in “The Future of Food Retailing” are largely derived from Packaged Facts February/March 2013 Food Shopper Insights (FSI) Survey, supplemented by data from our Food Shopper Insights (FSI) Survey conducted in June 2013. Each survey ...
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The Tonight programme examines the hidden ingredients in cheap food Photo ...

The Tonight programme examines the hidden ingredients in cheap food Photo ...
In the second episode of a four part series looking at the food we eat, the Tonight programme examines the impact of our apparently insatiable demand for cheap food. We like our food to be fresh – we also like convenience and plenty of choice. But most ...
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Food Facts and Fiction - Milk
Food Facts and Fiction - Milk. 14 August 2013 , 2:01 PM by Mary-Lou Stephens. Milk What is the big deal about milk and why are there so many varieties? Skim, full cream, fat free, 98% fat free, low fat, high calcium, soy, rice, almond...the list goes ...
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In US, Less Than Half Look at Restaurant Nutrition Facts
Other restaurants added nutritional information to their menus prior to the Affordable Care Act's passage in 2010 to meet city or state requirements, to be transparent with their customers about the nutritional content of their food, or to respond to ...
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