Making food choices these days practically requires a dictionary. With labels like sustainable, organic, free-range, natural, and fair trade, it’s hard to keep track of what they all mean. Even McDonald’s is now calling the fish for its Filet-O-Fish sandwiches “sustainable,” NPR reports.
If you’re carting around a dictionary, you probably still won’t have much luck deciphering these definitions. Some of these “ecolabels” are regulated by government organizations, while others are defined by private groups.
Where can you learn the legal rules behind these labels? Right here. Check out what’s required for five of the most common ecolabels:
Even if the term isn’t officially defined, products must still follow rules about truth in advertising. If you suspect a product isn’t what it claims to be, don’t hesitate to report it.
Related Resources:
- Nutrition Facts food labels are too confusing for most people, FDA researchers say (Reuters)
- The New Food Label (FindLaw)
- Your Orange Juice Isn’t Very Natural, Lawsuits Claim (FindLaw’s Injured)
- Nutella Lawsuit: Company to Pay Up Over Misleading Advertising (FindLaw’s Injured)
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