misleading food labels

On the heels of lab tests done for Consumer Ally that showed Galeos low-fat, low-calorie dressing was neither, a class action lawsuit was filed in federal court alleging the company intentionally deceived consumers with its claims and committed fraud. Our lab tests showed the popular Galeos Miso...

Ben & Jerry's should stop misleading consumers that its ice cream is "all natural" when it is made using synthetic vanilla, corn syrup and alkalized cocoa -- among other ingredients "not found in nature," the Center for Science in the Public Interest said. At least 48 out of 53 Ben &...

New Jersey is warning consumers to be on the lookout for sweet corn and other produce bearing labels that say it was grown in the Garden State when, in fact, it was not. The warning came June 17, the same day that the state announced the start of blueberry season. New Jersey grew 53 million pounds...

After years of virtual silence about the labeling tricks food companies play on consumers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration came out with a loud and clear statement that it will start cracking down on misleading, or flat out wrong, labels. FDA officials sent warning letters to 17 food...