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Every year, certain foods are a big hit during Christmas celebrations. Despite the crisis, the French are less careful about what they spend at the end of the year. However, they need to be careful about what they eat.
For this, they can count on Foodwatch. This association is committed to defending consumer rights. SO, she advocates for quality food products, safe for health, and with transparent labels. Today, she pinpoints five products that she considers misleading.
Paying more and more expensive food
With the crisis, the food industry never seems to lack creativity. Unfortunately, this is often at the expense of consumers who pay more than they should for certain foods. For example, note the existence of the phenomenon of shrinkflation. The concept is simple, quantities are falling, but prices are not changing. Worse still, they are increasing in some cases.
Luckily, certain practices do not escape the expertise of the Footwatch association. She doesn't keep them to herself. On the contrary, she points the finger at them, since she considers them to be abuses.
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So what are these foods that should appeal to you when you go shopping? It's time to take stock via our colleagues at La Dépêche.
Five foods in the sights of Footdwatch
Although this food does not appeal to everyone, snails are a great success every Christmas. But the Lanvin snail from Nestlé is in the famous Footwatch list. Indeed, on the label, the brand highlights its raspberry flavor. However, it does not contain any raspberries, or even raspberry flavoring, which raises questions about the transparency of the ingredients.
Foodwatch also has in its sights Tipiak’s pastry bites. Obviously, to sell food, brands go all out. They insist on packaging that attracts attention. But the association warns you, this article contains palm oil.
In addition, for Christmas, some French people do not consider a meal without a capon. But be careful, if you see the Maître Coq capon roast with morels. The latter might interest you. Foodwatch warns you, this roast contains only 0.3% morels.
Foie gras and vinegar cream that you should be wary of
It doesn't stop there. Indeed, Foodwatch is tackling another flagship food of the Christmas holidays. We are of course talking about foie gras. And more precisely, a block of Gourmet duck foie gras with Sauternes. Manufacturers do not hesitate to use nitrites for its preparation. However, it is an additive that many brands avoid due to its health risks.
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Last food on the list, balsamic vinegar cream (special Delpeyrat foie gras). This is a food that makes you want so much for the Christmas holidays. But in addition to its prohibitive price (more than 56 euros per liter), experts denounce the presence of the coloring E150d, a potentially carcinogenic additive.
For Christmas, but also the rest of the year, Foodwatch invites you to read the labels carefully. They provide the information you need to know for each food. Don't just rely on the labels on the packaging. Brands highlight what they want. However, this is not always close to reality.
