Although 76% of consumers are reported to be concerned about farm animal welfare, food labels and marketing claims have become alarmingly misleading, making it incredibly difficult for consumers to have the impact they seek to make through their purchasing power. 

Today’s show is about labels – a surprisingly controversial topic. In our reporting this week, we discovered that people have a lot strong feelings about labels and the meanings that are assigned to them. But if you take a step back, you’ll see that these stories are also about trust.

Here, in corporate Big Food America, we apparently hold certain Foodiness truths to be self-evident, which is that all industrially produced foods are created Equal, that they are endowed by their corporate Creators with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are potentially destroying Life

Continuing discussion on the controversial topic of food labels, this week Eating Matters host Kim Kessler and co-host Jenna Liut are on the line with Laurie Beyranevand and Andrew Martin.

Are food labels telling the whole truth? With the number of buzz words cluttering labels on products lately, it's easy to feel disenchanted browsing the aisles of even the best grocers.

How does Good Housekeeping keep its reputation as a trusted source for women and homemakers to depend on? This week on Taste Matters, Mitchell Davis joined by Miriam Arond, Directo of The Good Housekeeping Research Institute. How does Good Housekeeping test products and recipes?

This week on What Doesn't Kill You, Katy Keiffer is talking expiration date labeling with Dana Gunders of the Natural Resources Defense Council.

How do nutritionists see taste? Tune in to hear a food based approach to nutrition from Lisa Sasson, Registered Dietitian and Clinical Associate Professor at NYU's Department of Nutrition, Food Studies & Public Health.