• bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    59
    ·
    4 months ago

    Nutrition information based on unrealistic serving sizes.

    I’ve seen an individually wrapped muffin “servings per pack: 2”.

    Then there’s that Tom Scott video on how “zero calory” sweetener can be 4 calories.

    • saigot
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      11
      ·
      edit-2
      4 months ago

      There’s a great video by Vihart about how even when accounting for servings per unit it can still be manipulated to fit their marketing goals.

    • Swordgeek
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      10
      ·
      4 months ago

      Canada passed ‘rational servings’ laws a few years ago to this exact end. No more cases where a single-portion package would contain 1.6 servings, or whatnot.