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The Beans and Greens Health PodcastAuthor: Ugo Eze
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BG3: Why ‘Natural’ Food Labels Don’t mean much & What you can do about it.
Episode 3
Wednesday, 17 April, 2019
In this episode we talk about the word 'Natural' on Food Labels and how it is so loosely regulated that a majority of foods, with this label, contain many unnatural ingredients. We also talk about ways to navigate grocery stores so you won’t be fooled by the term. We do think that artificial additives, high fructose corn syrup, and pesticides have their place but as mentioned in the podcast, most people would not consider these items natural. Here are our links and sources to our references for the podcast: Fooducate App - https://www.fooducate.com/ EWG’s Dirty Dozen - https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty-dozen.php EWG’s Clean Fifteen - https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/clean-fifteen.php USDA’s Definition of the word ‘Natural’ - https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/food-labeling/meat-and-poultry-labeling-terms/meat-and-poultry-labeling-terms/ USDA Food Definitions - https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/fsis-content/internet/main/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/food-labeling/meat-and-poultry-labeling-terms/meat-and-poultry-labeling-terms#13 USDA vs. FDA: What’s the Difference? - https://www.eater.com/2017/3/24/15041686/fda-usda-difference-regulation 'Natural' on food labels is misleading (Consumer Reports) - https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2014/08/natural-on-food-labels-is-misleading/index.htm Peeling Back the 'Natural' Food Label (Consumer Reports) - https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/peeling-back-the-natural-food-label/ FDA seems to be in the process of defining the word ‘Natural’ - https://www.fda.gov/food/guidanceregulation/guidancedocumentsregulatoryinformation/labelingnutrition/ucm456090.htm
