2017 Cow Pie Awards
Congratulations to this year’s SAIFood Cow Pie Award recipients! This year, perhaps more than others has witnessed the shameless exploitation of consumers for corporate greed. This …
Labelling
The Attack of the Killer Non-GMO Verified Tomatoes
I’ve been frustrated by the ‘verification’ labelling of non-GMO foods which fail to have GMO equivalents in the market. This past summer I decided to …
The Truth About GM Food Labels
GM salmon available for sale in Canadian grocery stores – is this a GM food label you’re looking for? In August GM salmon started appearing …
Food Labelling Fads
Just how free is gluten free? Food fads come and go, as do dieting fads, but you might be less aware of food labelling fads. …
What does “natural” & “healthy” labelling even mean?
What’s in a Name? FDA Working to Define “Natural” and Redefine “Healthy” By: Lisa R. Schlessinger and A. Bryan Endres From the Department of Agricultural and …
The Skinny on Future Canadian Food Label Changes
SAIFood is always concerned about the use of food labels and what message they convey to consumers. The label which can be the most confusing …
Post Foods ‘A+’ in Scamming Consumers
Is Post Foods intentionally misleading consumers? It is final exam time at universities, students will soon find out if their hard work and efforts are …
Post Foods Consumer Scam
Is deceptive labelling deceiving you? The other morning when I sat down to breakfast, I was absolutely floored (literally, not physically!) by Post Foods’ deliberate …
To Label or Not to Label: That is the Food for Thought
The March approval of GM Arctic apples by Health Canada (HC) triggered considerable debate over whether they should be labelled as a GM product. Food …
Agri-vated over Bacon!
I enjoy grocery shopping, but I’m increasingly becoming agri-vated by labelling and how food companies misuse labels to market products to consumers. Don’t get me …