Kosher, non-GMO, gluten-free, natural and organic: Top twelve things you probably didn't know about food label claims

 (NaturalNews) Are you confused about food label claims and what they really mean? That's part of the strategy of the global food giants, of course: confuse you with so much noise that you give up trying to make sense of it all.

That's why I wrote this article: to demystify food label claims and give you the low-down on what they really mean. Most of these points will probably surprise you...

#1) "Kosher" does not mean non-GMO

Genetically engineered ingredients are openly allowed in Kosher-certified foods. The Kosher certification does not involve testing for GMOs, and Kosher certifications are routinely found on foods containing GMOs.

#2) "Organic" does not mean low in heavy metals

The USDA certified organic certification process does not test for heavy metals. Foods that are very high in lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury and even aluminum are openly allowed to be labeled USDA certified organic.

#3) "Non-GMO" does not mean organic

Just because a food is certified non-GMO doesn't mean it is organic. Even conventionally-raised crops such as corn, soy and canola can be certified non-GMO if they are grown without genetically engineered seeds.

There are several snack chips on the market right now which use non-GMO ingredients grown with chemical pesticides.

#4) "All Natural" doesn't mean anything at all

The phrase "All Natural" is not regulated in any way by the FDA. Any foods, including foods made with artificial colors, chemical sweeteners, chemical preservatives and GMOs, can be labeled "all natural."

"All natural" is the trick used by large food corporations to try to mislead consumers into thinking their junk food products are somehow organic.

#5) "Trans-Fat Free" does not mean free from trans fats

The FDA currently allows foods containing up to 0.5g of trans fats per serving to claim ZERO grams of trans fats per serving.

The FDA, you see, has been completely hijacked by food and drug corporations, and they have convinced the FDA to allow food labels to blatantly lie to consumers about what the food really contains. Everywhere else in the world, 0.5 does not equal zero. Even in high school math class, it's rounded up to one. But at the FDA, 0.5 somehow means zero.

 #6) "Non-GMO" does not mean certified non-GMO

There are many foods, superfoods and even nutritional products currently claiming to be "non-GMO" but failing to provide any certification of that status. A company that self-proclaims its products to be "non-GMO" is most likely trying to pull a fast one on you unless it can back up that claim with certification.

Only certified non-GMO means something. The next time you see a label that claims "non-GMO," ask yourself, "Certified by whom?" "Where's the proof?"

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