Thursday, 26 August 2010

'Natural' food labels are a recipe for confusion

'Natural' food labels are a recipe for confusion...

Food label claims such as 'pure', 'fresh', 'natural' and 'real' are largely unregulated and are confusing shoppers, a consumer watchdog has warned.

Thirty-three per cent of shoppers thought 'real fruit' meant fruit was the main ingredient, a study by Which? found.

Some 43 per cent believed products labelled 'juice drink' must contain at least a quarter fruit juice.

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