“All natural” claim on food labels is often deceptive; foods harbor hidden MSG and other unnatural ingredients
By Shadrach on Dec 2, 2005 in Natural Feeding
Arrrooo fellow pets and humans! Rrrruufff, again! Grrrrrowwwl. I’m gettin’ pretty tired of humans messing with my favorite thing -FOOD! Why is the money thing so impawtant anyway? I mean, couldn’t you all just do the right thing and everyone would have plenty?? Oh Mom says that would be utopia and it doesn’t exist here on earth. Okay, whatever, I just want you to stop messin’ with my food, WOOF! Seems the FDA and Big Pharm may have an agenda here and I am not being scaried of a conspiracy theory, just sharin’ okay?
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When you’re shopping for groceries, watch out for the phrase “all natural” as claimed on the front of various product packages. It turns out that the phrase “all natural” can mean just about anything; it actually has no nutritional meaning whatsoever and isn’t truly regulated by the FDA.
This came to light recently when I published an article about autolyzed yeast extract containing MSG, and I was contacted by the manufacturer of a popular veggie burger product who claimed that my article was incorrect, that their product didn’t contain MSG, and that they used nothing but all-natural ingredients. I replied by reading their PR person the list of ingredients printed right on their own box (which included autolyzed yeast extract), then I showed them documentation supporting the fact that autolyzed yeast extract always contains MSG, and that autolyzed yeast extract is used for only one purpose in manufactured foods: as a chemical taste enhancer. It has no other purpose in the realm of food science. read more
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Rrruff, no matter how you slice that! Have a pawsitively tail waggin’, REAL natural day, WOOF!
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