Our supermarket products are full of great promises: “unique”, “rich in vitamins”, “exotic” … Everything is good to make you want to buy. 60 Million Consumers Alert on Label Lies and Omissions. And reminds that many processed ingredients are harmful to health.
Labels lack clarity
He is obligatory, in Europe, to mention on the label all the ingredients that are in the product. But the industrialists come to terms with reality. Here are some rules to follow to consume well, and stop falling into the trap of marketing.
The mention “made in France” does not mean much, warns the magazine: button mushrooms are grown in China, but assembled in a box in France, for example. In general, beware of misleading promises. A “fruit” yogurt is often found to be “fruit flavored”.
Too long labels, imprecise quantities, additives, complicated names: 60 Million consumers recommend, ideally, to favor products of which you understand and know all the ingredients, with 5 components maximum.
To help you, you can use some clues: the nutri-score label for example, which synthesizes the nutritional information of the product by going from A to E. Or the Yuka app, which lists the risks and benefits of the ingredient list.
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