OVERSIZED PRODUCTS
September 1st, 2004
BY MONICA DOBIE and KEITH NUTHALLUSA retail food product sizes are outstripping weights declared on their labels by as much as 72%, according to a new study published by the American Dietetic Association.Researchers from the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS) found that out of 99 food items checked, just 37 had contents weighing what was declared on their labels, 15 were underweight, and 47 products were oversized. And the margins were often significant, with the report citing excess product weights of 8.6% (syruped peaches) to the 72% (a toasted cereal), ...
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