"As the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) publishes its assessment on many of the health claims * made by food products, Which? chief policy adviser, Sue Davies, says:Who'da thunk it?
'A huge number of food products claim to have health benefits, but finally we are separating the wheat from the chaff. Incredibly, only a third of health claims looked at by EFSA could be backed up.
'Clearly many food companies are exploiting people's interest in improving their health, often over-charging them for alleged health benefits which can't be proved...'"
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Food Companies Guilty Of Misleading People With Health Claims, Says Which?
Really?
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