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label stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - Wal-Mart plans to begin asking suppliers to provide info on the environmental impact of their operations so the store can put so-called green rating labels on its products, the Wall Street Journal reports.The first cards probably won't appear for a few years, but given Wal-Mart's clout as the world's... More »

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climate change • environment • retail • consumer products • label • Wal-Mart • greenhouse-gas emissions • carbon-neutral

Supreme Court OKs Lawsuits Over 'Light' Cigarettes

State laws allow for legal action for alleged deceptive marketing

Dec 15, 08 10:22 AM CST
(AP) - The Supreme Court ruled today that lawsuits may proceed against tobacco companies for allegedly deceptive marketing of “light” cigarettes. In a 5-4 split won by the court’s liberals, the court said smokers may use state consumer-protection laws to sue over such promotional methods. The decision was at odds... More »

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label • John Paul Stevens • US Supreme Court • false advertising • cigarette

ANALYSIS

 Whole Foods' Labels 
 Tell Half the Story 

Food chain's labels don't provide enough information about allergens

Nov 23, 08 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Eat, drink, and be wary, chocolate lovers: Whole Foods may not be telling you the whole story about its premium chocolate bars, reports the Chicago Tribune. In an investigation into product labels that promised “good manufacturing practices.” the Trib found that the supermarket chain’s chocolate bars... More »

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FDA • organic food • milk • Whole Foods • gluten • chocolate • label • food allergies • tree nuts • Soy • peanut • consumers

Feds Mandate Nation-of-Origin Labels for Meat, Produce

But new law covers as little as possible: critics

Sep 14, 08 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Grocery shoppers will soon be able to tell their Argentine steak from their Midwest chicken at a glance, as a new federal law mandating nation-of-origin labels kicks in Sept. 30. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) will cover everything from fruit and nuts to beef, lamb, and chicken, reports the Chicago ... More »

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food • law • meat • produce • label • beef recall • imported food • country of origin

Americans Have Less in Their Shopping Carts

Downsizing on the rise, whether consumers notice it or not

Jun 30, 08 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Food prices are rising, but thanks to some chicanery on product labels, many Americans may not realize it. Instead of raising prices, manufacturers are slimming cereal boxes, juice cartons, and bars of soap, and they’re doing it very quietly. If asked, they’ll say it offsets rising fuel and... More »

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US economy • label • food prices • portions • grocery stores • weakening economy • economy

Label to Die for: 'Danger—
Avoid Death'

Bizarre caution nails wacky warning contest

Dec 13, 07 1:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Turns out creators of the bizarrely macabre warning posted on a tractor—"Danger: Avoid Death"—didn't make such a grave mistake after all. The warning was so peculiar that it won the 11th annual Wacky Warning Label Contest, an event run by a lawsuit abuse group.  Second... More »

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Michigan • label • frivolous lawsuits • warning labels

USDA Yanks Tyson's Coveted ‘No Antibiotics' Tag

USDA reverses on consumer-friendly label, hurting poultry producer

Nov 20, 07 6:34 PM CST
(Newser) - The USDA has revoked permission for Tyson to label its chicken “raised without antibiotics,” a major blow to a company that has spent tens of millions trumpeting the tag it won in May. The government says it erred in granting the label, because Tyson’s poultry feed contains... More »

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Tyson Foods • antibiotics • USDA • label • poultry • ionophores

Viagra Linked to Hearing Loss

FDA puts warning label on popular sex drugs

Oct 19, 07 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Add hearing loss to the list of potential side effects of Viagra and other drugs to treat sexual dysfunction. The federal Food and Drug Administration will add a warning about the risk to the labels of Viagra, Cialis, Levitra and a hypertension drug, Revatio, which contains the same ingredient as... More »

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FDA • Viagra • Levitra • Cialis • label • Hearing loss • Revatio

FDA Eyes New Sunscreen Labels

Labels would include cancer warning and a rating system

Aug 23, 07 2:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FDA is proposing new regulations for sunscreen labels, added a rating for protection from skin cancer as well as sunburn. Current sunscreen ratings for SPF—sun protection factor—cover only ultraviolet "B" rays, which cause sunburn. The FDA wants to start testing and rating products for ultraviolet "... More »

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FDA • sunscreen • skin cancer • melanoma • sunburn • label

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