• osanna@lemmy.vg
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    In Australia, we have per serving and per 100g/ml/etc both on the packaging to make it clear

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      Yeah, here in Japan as well. I think really enforcing realistic serving sizes (no one is going to accurately do 0.25s) in labeling would also help the US.

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        help the US

        The US people? Yes
        The US corporations? No

        Who do you think matters?

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          I meant help people in the US get accurate information on what they’re consuming.

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            I hope that for them, they deserve that just like everybody else. But I dont have high hopes for them tbh.

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        Definitely. It’s pretty egregious that they can get away with saying 0 kcal because their serving sizes are so incredibly small.

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          They aren’t just getting away with it, it’s literally required. Under FDA rules, if there are less than 5 dietary calories in a serving, the label must round down to 0, which, yes, is super misleading. Murica!