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>>That said, I've noticed a lot of foods, in particular imported
>>from Asia, that are obviously not in compliance with U.S. law.
>>I've seen products that were obviously colored with something
>>that did not list any color in their ingredients. I once bought
>>a can alleged to contain scallops (with a big picture of a scallop
>>on the label) which contained cut-up shapes made from squid.
>>I've also seen products that listed "vegetable oil" or "vegetable
>>shortening" that I'm deeply skeptical did not contain
>>hydrogenated fats.
>>
>>The Asian food industries are a cesspool. If you check out
>>the FDA's OASIS detentions (seizures of food imports),
>>you'll see lots of examples. They use food additives in
>>places like Viet Nam and mainland China that were banned
>>in the U.S. over 50 years ago.
>
>
> Right on the money. Many of the labels on Asian imports are absolutely
> false -- I remember buying a pack of hard candy and the content listed
> sugar=0 and calorie=0, but right there on the list of ingredients was
> "sugar". Must be some sort of "new" sugar that isn't sugar and has no
> calorie.
>
> The reality is that there is no active monitoring of imported food
> products for accuracy/truth in its labelling. The FDA operates like any
> other government agencies -- it only reacts when a certain number of
> people dies and only if it gets on the news and stays news-worth for a
> long period of time.
>

Or if someone tries to import something sweetened with stevia. They
jump all over that; gotta protect the artificial nonnutritive sweetener
industry.

Best regards,
Bob