Last week the CBC aired their "Lousy Labels" Marketplace episode as it related to food. If you were shocked and perhaps outraged to discover that the ingredient "cultured celery extract," that is now found in different brands of deli meat that are marketed as "natural" and "preservative free," contains nitrites you are not alone.
Check out the article "'Natural' deli meats may not be as healthy as you think" that was published in the Globe and Mail well before the Marketplace episode aired. The information is accurate and compelling and may make you think twice when shopping for deli meats.
What both the Marketplace episode and Globe and Mail article did not expose however, is that there are other ways that preservatives containing nitrites and nitrates can be hidden on food labels in Canada. Chapter eight of 'Read it with a Grain of Salt', being launched this May 2012, will reveal the information you need to empower yourself to make more informed and healthful choices while shopping!
Written by: Allison Jorgens - "Read it with a Grain of Salt" © 2012, Ontario, Canada
Check out the article "'Natural' deli meats may not be as healthy as you think" that was published in the Globe and Mail well before the Marketplace episode aired. The information is accurate and compelling and may make you think twice when shopping for deli meats.
What both the Marketplace episode and Globe and Mail article did not expose however, is that there are other ways that preservatives containing nitrites and nitrates can be hidden on food labels in Canada. Chapter eight of 'Read it with a Grain of Salt', being launched this May 2012, will reveal the information you need to empower yourself to make more informed and healthful choices while shopping!
Written by: Allison Jorgens - "Read it with a Grain of Salt" © 2012, Ontario, Canada
