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food manufacturers who mislead consumers are named and shamed
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the uk consumers' association sought to "name and shame" food manufacturers who use misleading labelling this week when it revealed details of food products which are confusing consumers. the "shamed" products included mcvitie's butter puffs, containing no butter, and princes crab paste, which contains nearly 40 per cent mackerel, 20 per cent cod, and only 11 per cent crab. the association called on manufacturers to make their labels "honest and clear", and challenged the food standards authority "to expose bad practice". "some manufacturers are getting away with seriously misleading descriptions about the contents of their food products. they must stop trying to fool consumers and be more honest about their goods," said sheila mckechnie, director of the consumers' association (ca). she added: "the food standards agency and the eu have a part to play in regulating the producers, but consumers' own confidence in the food industry would increase if manufacturers were simply more honest about what is in the food we eat." while there is no legal requirement for manufacturers to list all ingredients in their products, many products on the british market were deemed by the ca to have misleading labels. this also included supermarket own brands. safeway salmon and shrimp paste was found to contain 30 per cent mackerel and 15 per cent cod and water and just 3 per cent shrimp. safeway's tuna and onion paste contained 20 per cent cod. however, the uk food and drink federation (fdf), the voice for the british food industry responded by denying that manufacturers set out to mislead. "uk food and drink manufacturers rely on the loyalty and trust of their customers and in no way set out to mislead. they do have to instead try to get across as much information to consumers on what can sometimes be a very small space," said martin paterson, deputy director general of the fdf. he added that the 1990 food safety act already protects consumers from claims that fail to fulfil their promises. the ca report highlighted, in particular, products that referred to health claims - "marketing gimmicks" - and low fat content - the term "% fat free" causes consumer confusion. products such as walkers lites (crisps), in fact 22 per cent fat, and yeo valley healthy crème fraiche actually 17.5 per cent fat, were among the offenders. the manufacturer of flora pro.active spread was attacked for claiming that the product is "clinically proven to dramatically reduce cholesterol" . the ca is calling for the eu to introduce legislation on health claims such as the one cited, so that consumers know whether or not manufacturers can back up claims. paterson however stood by the manufacturers. "some manufacturers have produced lower fat versions of their standard products to meet consumer demand. these are not marketed as "diet products" but in fact provide consumers with a wider variety of foods from which to make informed dietary choices," he said. he claimed that consumers can contact manufacturers directly with concerns, through websites and contact details given on their packaging. the consumers' association also wants better nutrition labelling (coca-cola gives no nutrition advice on its bottled products) and more precise labelling about the country of origin, especially for dairy and meat produce.
Source :Food Ingredients Food Science - Additives, Flavours, Starch
Date :
26
April
2002
Category :
restaurants and Food industrie
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the use of bisphenol a (bpa) in can linings is both safe and vital for food protection, a host of industry bodies and companies have said in rejecting the conclusions of a report calling for a ban on the chemical. the north american metal packaging alliance (nampa), the american chemistry council (acc), as well as food giants such as del monte, campbell and general mills have dismissed a study by the us-based consumer union that claimed potentially hazardous levels of bpa were leaching into foods from the epoxy linings of cans.
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infants aged up to six months have the greatest exposure to bisphenol a (bpa) through polycarbonate bottles although levels are well below safety limits set by regulatory bodies, a new study has found. the researchers from switzerland added that the while the highest dose rate was “far below” the tolerable daily (tdi) intake of 50 µg/kg bw deemed safe, it was of “the same order of magnitude as recently reported concentrations that caused low-dose health effects in rodents”.
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in its final evaluation of the chemical bisphenol a (bpa), the us national toxicology program (ntp) has expressed concerns for potential exposures to foetus, infants and children. the main conclusions of the ntp report include expression of ‘some concern’ over the potential for developmental toxicity for foetuses, infants, and children, based primarily on evidence from animal studies that would suggest that there might be effects on prostate gland and brain development, with also the potential for behavioural effects.
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the north american metal packaging alliance (nampa) has condemned reports that it was involved in a top level meeting to revamp the image of bisphenol a (bpa) by using a pregnant woman to talk about the benefits of the substance. the us industry association was responding to an article in the milwaukee journal sentinel which claimed nampa attended a summit with executives and lobbyists at an exclusive club in washington dc last week to discuss a strategy to present their case for the continued use of the chemical, which has already been banned from baby bottles in canada and parts of the us.
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while european and us risk assessors play down safety concerns over using food sourced from cloned animals, the fledgling industry appears set for tougher times in convincing manufacturers, according to a new survey. according to anti-gm consumer group the center for food safety, 20 leading us-based food processors including kraft foods and smithfield foods are reported to have pledged not to use products sourced from cloned animals.
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Coca.Cola
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PEPSI
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Mcdonald
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Mars
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Nutrika
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Chika
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