AGRICOLA FNI 92000660, A discussion of many of the words and phrases used on food labels is presented in an effort to help consumers find clear and accurate nutrition information. Their legal definitions are provided when applicable. An explanation of ingredient and nutrition labeling is also provided.
Caswell, Julie A. (author / Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA) and Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1991
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: C05028
Notes:
food safety, James F. Evans Collection; See C05022 for original, In: MacDonald, June Fessenden, ed. Agricultural biotechnology : food safety and nutritional quality for the consumer. Ithaca, NY : National Agricultural Biotechnology Council, 1991. p. 174-180
AGRICOLA FNI 91003596, Under heavy pressure from the meat and dairy industries, the Department of Agriculture last week canceled the scheduled publication of the Eating Right Pyramid: A Guide to Daily Food Choices. This new graphic would have replaced the nearly 50-year-old food wheels displaying the four food groups. (original)
AGRICOLA FNI 92000132, The diet and health craze is good news for makers of wheat food products. A recent survey discovered Americans could not correctly identify wheat foods. The Wheat Foods Council, associated with the food industry, is attempting to educate the consumer about wheat foods.
