trans-fats : " 0 = (not) 0 "

[rotuts]

it turns out those food labels are a bit misleading :

 

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/consumers-beware-misleading-labels-hide-trans-fats/

 

“  The FDA has tentatively determined that partially hydrogenated oils are not "generally recognized as safe" for consumption. “

 

 

Under the rules of the Food and Drug Administration, foods that contain less than 0.5 g of trans fat per serving must be labeled with "0 g" of trans fat.

0.49999 gms / serving, x a Zillion Servings is a lot of '0 gms' of transfats.  of course, you buy those cookies,

it your own fault !     

and

 

http://www.livescience.com/41034-trans-fat-food-reformulated.html

 

cant be that hard to make the law a bit more accurate, can it ?

 

sorry cant get rid of the underline.

Edited August 29, 2014 by rotuts (log)

[Lisa Shock]

IIRC, manufacturers fought hard to have that measurement expressed that way -so all they had to do was tweak the portion size on the label, not change the product. This is why I boycott Girl Scout cookies. I also read ingredient labels carefully, and ignore a lot of the nutrition label.

[rotuts]

Our Tax dollars At Work !

 

bake your own cookies.

[Lisa Shock]

Meh, more like someone tried to legislate something about a decade ago to get trans fat out of the marketplace, but, corporate lobbyists were allowed to take it over and the actual product changes were minimal. Most portion sizes are based on what makes the product appealing (or at least less terrifying) to customers, not what a person actually eats or should eat. It's all up to marketing departments.