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‘Gluten-free water' shows absurdity of trend in labeling what's absent

  • Written by Brandon McFadden, Assistant Professor of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida
imageGluten-free, GMO-free and 100 percent vegan.ericlefrancais/Shutterstock.com

The food labeling craze coupled with banner headlines about the dangers of gluten, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and hormones are leading to increasingly absurd results.

For example, you can now buy “premium” water that’s not only free of GMOs and...

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