Our modern day food industry has become quite the debacle, with chemicals being sprayed all over our fruits and vegetables, to genetically modifying to processed food. As a result, the world has seen a large resistance to modern day food practices, and the resistance continues to grow, and for good reason. The marches against Monsanto over the past few years are a perfect example of that, where millions of people all across the globe gathered to protest the existence and agricultural practices of the biotech giant. There are also numerous studies available that justify the critical questioning of our food industry, and as many of us know, there are corporations out there that are willing to do anything, including lie, if it means that their product will continue to generate a large profit. One way they do this is through false labeling, where the label doesn’t truly represent the truth about the food itself. Below are six commonly abused food industry terms that are used to mislead and trick consumers. 1. Natural One of the biggest scams out there is the so called “natural” label we commonly see on food products. Truth is, a lot of the food products with this label are FAR from natural. They may still be GMO, and they are probably still covered with pesticides. They may contain growth hormones, antibiotics and may be processed. Does this sound natural to you? Adding the “natural” label to food products increases profitability by lying to consumers. We as consumers should be doing our homework. We are constantly deceived, tricked, manipulated and subliminally programmed in so many ways. The fact that the FDA allows the ‘natural’ label despite the food being far from it is very dishonest. According to the FDA: “From a food science perspective, it is difficult to define a food product that is ‘natural’ because the food has probably been processed and is no longer the product of the earth. That said, the FDA has not developed a definition for use of the term natural or its derivatives. However, the agency has not objected to the use of the term if the food does not contain added color, artificial flavors, or synthetic substances.” (source) So the next time that you see the world “natural” on your food, remember that it’s most likely not as healthy of an option as it seems. Don’t ignore the ingredients and the reality of what’s really in your food, read the ingredients! If you don’t know what some of the ingredients are -which is commonly the case for a lot of us -take a picture, do some research and see for yourself what you are putting into your body on a daily basis. Below is a great video titled “The Natural Effect,” done by onlyorganic.org. It’s funny, and very well done.https://youtube/watch?v=AftZshnP8fs
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 04:41:13 +0000
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