Comments on: Whatever happened to the FTC’s nutrition standards for food marketing? http://www.foodpolitics.com/2010/07/whatever-happened-to-the-ftcs-nutrition-standards-for-food-marketing/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:07:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Don’t eat your broccoli: Junk food industry determined to target kids | Grist http://www.foodpolitics.com/2010/07/whatever-happened-to-the-ftcs-nutrition-standards-for-food-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-98776 Don’t eat your broccoli: Junk food industry determined to target kids | Grist Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:04:30 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=3525#comment-98776 [...] called "weak." But even this step proved too much for industry. Then we waited for the next round. And waited. (During this time, I attended meetings with FTC's Mary Engle, who took pains to explain that [...] [...] called "weak." But even this step proved too much for industry. Then we waited for the next round. And waited. (During this time, I attended meetings with FTC's Mary Engle, who took pains to explain that [...]

]]> By: FTC aún Mendigando Datos de Empresas Sobre sus Prácticas de Comercialización de Alimentos a los Niños « AnaMariaQuispe's Blog http://www.foodpolitics.com/2010/07/whatever-happened-to-the-ftcs-nutrition-standards-for-food-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-41054 FTC aún Mendigando Datos de Empresas Sobre sus Prácticas de Comercialización de Alimentos a los Niños « AnaMariaQuispe's Blog Sat, 11 Sep 2010 14:39:08 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=3525#comment-41054 [...] déjenme preguntar una vez más: ¿dónde está el largamente esperado informe de la FTC sobre las normas de nutrición en la [...] [...] déjenme preguntar una vez más: ¿dónde está el largamente esperado informe de la FTC sobre las normas de nutrición en la [...]

]]> By: Marina http://www.foodpolitics.com/2010/07/whatever-happened-to-the-ftcs-nutrition-standards-for-food-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-39075 Marina Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:46:05 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=3525#comment-39075 Hi Marion, I am a communication professional working to help spread the word about a grass-roots campaign aimed at educating the public about an important mislabeling issue with Choice, Ocean Spray’s sweetened dried cranberry product. Choice is marketed as a healthy food product even though it is mostly sugar—according to Ocean Spray’s own product literature, sugar contents can go as high as 80%. On November 19, 2009, the National Consumer League filed a petition with the FDA requesting that the FDA investigate the misleading labeling with Choice – here’s the link http://www.nclnet.org/newsroom/press-releases/178-consumer-watchdog-to-fda-mislabeled-food-products-a-bad-choice-for-consumers . This action went unnoticed by Ocean Spray, which continues to market the Choice product, now in select national retailers, as a wholesome cranberry product. With our educational campaign, www.scamberry.org, we are hoping to educate the public about this mislabeling issue and influence Ocean Spray to re-label their product. We thank you for your support in spreading the word: You can find us: Online at http://www.scamberry.org Twitter: www.twitter.com/scamberry Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scamberry/132542676770549?v=photos#!/pages/Scamberry/132542676770549?ref=ts Yours, Marina Hi Marion,

I am a communication professional working to help spread the word about a grass-roots campaign aimed at educating the public about an important mislabeling issue with Choice, Ocean Spray’s sweetened dried cranberry product. Choice is marketed as a healthy food product even though it is mostly sugar—according to Ocean Spray’s own product literature, sugar contents can go as high as 80%.

On November 19, 2009, the National Consumer League filed a petition with the FDA requesting that the FDA investigate the misleading labeling with Choice – here’s the link http://www.nclnet.org/newsroom/press-releases/178-consumer-watchdog-to-fda-mislabeled-food-products-a-bad-choice-for-consumers . This action went unnoticed by Ocean Spray, which continues to market the Choice product, now in select national retailers, as a wholesome cranberry product.

With our educational campaign, http://www.scamberry.org, we are hoping to educate the public about this mislabeling issue and influence Ocean Spray to re-label their product.

We thank you for your support in spreading the word:

You can find us:
Online at http://www.scamberry.org
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scamberry
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scamberry/132542676770549?v=photos#!/pages/Scamberry/132542676770549?ref=ts

Yours,
Marina

]]> By: Where are the FTC nutrition standards for food marketing? « Later On http://www.foodpolitics.com/2010/07/whatever-happened-to-the-ftcs-nutrition-standards-for-food-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-39059 Where are the FTC nutrition standards for food marketing? « Later On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:18:25 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=3525#comment-39059 [...] in Business, Daily life, Food, Government, Law, Obama administration at 9:18 am by LeisureGuy Marion Nestle: I keep hearing rumors that food industry opposition is what is holding up release of the FTC’s [...] [...] in Business, Daily life, Food, Government, Law, Obama administration at 9:18 am by LeisureGuy Marion Nestle: I keep hearing rumors that food industry opposition is what is holding up release of the FTC’s [...]

]]> By: Lori Dorfman http://www.foodpolitics.com/2010/07/whatever-happened-to-the-ftcs-nutrition-standards-for-food-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-39047 Lori Dorfman Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:06:32 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=3525#comment-39047 Marion, thanks for posting this. In April, the Food Marketing Workgroup asked the FTC publish the draft standards in the Federal Register so that advocates, researchers, industry, and other interested parties can comment on them. We need strong, science-based marketing standards for food marketed to kids -- and a robust *public* conversation about them, which we can't have until the draft is published. Marion, thanks for posting this. In April, the Food Marketing Workgroup asked the FTC publish the draft standards in the Federal Register so that advocates, researchers, industry, and other interested
parties can comment on them. We need strong, science-based marketing standards for food marketed to kids — and a robust *public* conversation about them, which we can’t have until the draft is published.

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