I have been away from home too long. lol As these days I struggle to make sense of English food labels. For instance: if a bar of chocolate says "Energy: 850" does this mean it has 850 calories per the USA way of listing things (0 replies, last updated by red stripe January 24, 2008)

I have been away from home too long. lol As these days I struggle to make sense of English food labels. For instance: if a bar of chocolate says "Energy: 850" does this mean it has 850 calories per the USA way of listing things (2 replies, last updated by red stripe January 26, 2008)

Today’s NYTimes reports that there is a bill before Congress that would require food labeling list the top ten allergens in plain English instead of referring to milk as “whey” or wheat as... (4 replies, last updated by Bride of the Juggler July 19, 2002)

The USDA is considering allowing 38 nonorganic ingredients in foods labelled organic. The public has 2 additional months to comment before the final decision is made. According to the Los Angeles Times, "A wide range of organic... (14 replies, last updated by OrganicGal July 9, 2007)

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/science/03obmilk.html brought to mind a recent discussion we had here on CH about the sensory differences between conventional & organic milk.... http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/563750 for those of... (1 reply, last updated by thedairyshow March 3, 2009)

I avoid any food product, or beverage labeled: Fat Free, Low Fat, Diet, Lite, Light, Sugar Free, vegan, vegetarian, or Skim (38 replies, last updated by chocolatstiletto March 10, 2008)

any tricks to removing labels on glass jars? i have empty jars that i want to use for storing spices but they have labels and hot water + soap doesn’t get rid of the sticky glue or the paper as much as i would like. (15 replies, last updated by bkhuna May 28, 2009)

-done, and the meat tasted like it was borderline off) and the presentation was poor – looked like the food was literally thrown on the plate. we won’t be back anytime soon.... (11 replies, last updated by mmbrooklyn July 11, 2008)

Yesterday evening, I went to to hear Kimberly Lord Stewart read from her new book, ‘Eating Between the Lines,’ and talk about decoding food labels. An investigative food journalist, Kim separated food facts from... (3 replies, last updated by klordstewart February 25, 2007)

where the meat comes from. I’d rather buy a pork chop from John Bledsoe, the pig farmer who is committed to the slow food movement and who shows up at the local farmer’s market every Sunday morning. Whether or not the... (117 replies, last updated by DallasDude September 23, 2009)

I’ve been wanting to try the Bulgogi Squid since I saw it on the menu at the Misono Grill (Super 88 Food Court). Finally got there this afternoon, and saw a bunch of seafood options, including an Okdol(sp?) Squid Bibimbap,... (0 replies, last updated by galleygirl October 24, 2002)

TJ’s has fresh kosher turkeys for the holidays that are packaged under their own label. Any idea who the producer is? They have turkey parts for sale under the Empire brand. Can we assume that Empire is also the source for... (8 replies, last updated by rockycat November 18, 2008)

I am having trouble removing label stickers from wooden spoons that I recently bought. The sticker itself came off after some effort, but it remains sticky to the touch. Does anyone have any recommendations for how to remove the... (21 replies, last updated by Nyleve February 24, 2007)

's brand I had at home. Well sure enough it was the same pizza. Since then they added several more of Amy’s pizzas under the Trader Joe’s label which is referred to in the business world as "Private Labeling". I also... (19 replies, last updated by coney with everything April 11, 2009)

://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030515/sc_nm/health_teflon_dc_1 Should this have been posted on the Not About Food board? Link: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030515/sc_nm/health_teflon_dc_1 (6 replies, last updated by Parrot Mom May 16, 2003)