23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

'Clever marketing' is just a sugar-coated term for 'blatant lies.'
23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

Marketers like to get clever when it comes to the products they're trying to get you to buy. And by "get clever," we, of course, mean "come as close to lying to the consumer as legally possible without actually doing so."

So, the next time you're reading a label, keep the following in mind ...

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The award stickers on bottles of wine mislead customers into thinking they're of higher quality. Most of the wines which enter the competitions receiv
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Manufacturers can slap the buzword Omega 3 label on pretty much anything with even a trace of any type of fatty acid in it. Some brands of cereal and
BUY ORGANIC It's the healthier choice! Except that... 100% Organic is the only option that's truly organic, and even that doesn't mean it's free of
Chateau on a bottle of wine implies that it's French and made adjacent to a mansion. No...it's just a buzzword that any mansionless wine company aro
ON THE INGREDIENT LIST, SALT HAS MANY NAMES. CRACKED.COM Sodium benzoate, Disodium and Monosodium glutamate (MSG) are just some of the names to hide h
Federal rules state that the word 'light' should describe the product as having 'lower calories' 100 NY COOD soxC of OrT Amazing Prune Light LIGHT TAS
PEOPLE INSECURE ABOUT THEIR ACNE BREAKOUTS EMPTY THEIR WALLETS FOR OIL-FREE CRAu COSMETIC PRODUCTS. However, a simple look at the ingredients will t
WHOLE GRAIN DOES NOT ALWAYS MEAN WHOLLY WHOLE GRAIN. NEITHER DOES WHOLE GRAIN ROTINI MULTIGRAIN OR ENEN MADE WITH 51% WHOLE GRAIN PASTA INGREDI
Net weight does not refer to the total weight of the food inside your canned good. In 2013, it has been found that the actual food product in canned g
PCO CERTIPIED 100% GrassFed We bnow any beef products with the label 'Grass-Fed' are significantly more expensive than those without. But how do we kn
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Lightly Sweetened' will still give you REGULAR DIABETES The term Lightly Sweetenled isi't officially regulated by the FDA and signifies lothing. A
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THE GLUTEN-FREE LABEL IS BEING SLAPPED ON ODKA PRODUCTS R-FREE I GLUTEN-FREE ED I NON-GMO CORN I NO ALLERG THAT DON'T CONTAIN GLUTEN IN Devutiott De
According to the U.S. FDA (and no one else), the term non-alcoholic does not mean ODOUL'S alcohol-free. No, see, a drink labeled non-alcoholic c
You'd expect 'natural' products to come from the ground and go directly into the package. NATURAL NATURAL NATURAL Tostitos heetos Lays WETUE Ceuter r
When using the term MADE WITH REAL FRUIT, food product manufacturers aren't required to disclose the amount of real fruit they used or actually use
WOW! This containergives yOu 30% MORE detergent!!! vs 170oz OVER 30 MORE DETERGENT THe 225 FLOZ Wait... 30% more for free? Nope, just 30% more than if

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