The Need to Regulate the Term “Natural” in Food Labeling

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  • Ricardo Molins Office of the Texas State Chemist

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/JRS-V06N01PI

Abstract

The term “natural” appears in the label of food products valued in the billions of dollars, and yet, nobody, particularly consumers, can be sure of its meaning.

https://doi.org/10.21423/jrs-v06n01pi (DOI assigned 1/24/2019)

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2018-03-30

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Vol 6, No 1 (2018)

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Editorials

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