I’m so happy to see that the latest issue of VegNews Magazine
features an article written by Jonathan Hermann entitled “Code Red:
Deciphering the Discombobulating Language of Food Labels.” This is
definitely a must-read for anyone who is curious about all those
ingredients listed on food labels.
You may be dismayed to learn what the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration allows under the heading of “natural flavors”! And how
about this: “According to FDA guidelines, products are required to list
all ingredients constituting more than .1 percent by weight in order by
amount, with the main ingredient listed first, followed by the next
largest amount, and so on.”
In other words, you may unknowingly be eating something that is not
required to be listed on the label, including animal products – just
because it is a small amount. If you’re like us, any amount – no matter
how small – of an animal ingredient (like gelatin, for example) is a
“no-no.” This is the reason we try to avoid buying processed foods.
For more information about this very important subject, visit my Blog
“Animal Ingredients A to Z – 18 Mar 2006” at
http://www.all-creatures.org/heart/blog-20060318.html
For my review of the excellent book Animal Ingredients A to Z
- Third Edition visit:
http://www.all-creatures.org/book/r-animalingr.html
