Food Labeling Regulations

The cluster discusses regulations, transparency, and issues with food product labeling, including nutrition facts, ingredients lists, allergens, and preventing misleading claims like 'no nuts' with trace warnings.

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beefield Aug 24, 2023 View on HN

I would propose a regulation that if a food package somehow mentions there is not something (sugar, fat, artificial sweeteners etc) in the food, but the food contains some other element of the same list, the thing that is contained should be mentioned with at least as visible labeling than the one that is missing.

bluelightning2k Jun 28, 2024 View on HN

Doesn't this incentivise them to deliberately add allergens, so they can keep them on the label

Glide Apr 29, 2009 View on HN

I think he might be referring to the existence of labels on food products. Some countries might not have labels listing ingredients on processed food products.

mcs_ Aug 23, 2023 View on HN

Am I the only one associating this with actual Nutrition labelling?

colordrops Jun 16, 2016 View on HN

This is a straw man. No one said "warning" label. I said "label", just like ingredients are labeled.

standardUser Nov 28, 2022 View on HN

Fine by me, but for the love of god, label it. Label everything. Stop bending to the will of every shady food manufacturer and give some transparency to the human beings actually consuming these substances.

JustSomeNobody Nov 14, 2022 View on HN

Nutrition Facts Labels for ToS agreements would be nice.

JoeAltmaier Nov 10, 2014 View on HN

There's a difference between "didn't check the label" and "can't check the label because the info isn't on it".

r00fus Oct 31, 2017 View on HN

Nutrion labels - would you consider them harmful? I see them as a net positive.

satyrnein Jun 18, 2020 View on HN

Nutritional info is legally required, and you cannot legally misrepresent it, doesn't that make it legally binding?