And this kind of issue is way more common than youd probably guess.
Its almost impossible to actually police all of these, Roberts told the Times.
To a large extent, were dependent on the honesty of the food companies.
Image provided by the entura County and Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Offices showing calorie counts on Kroger Carbmaster breadImage: The Ventura County and Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Offices
And its not just packaged foods.
A study from 2020 found that calorie counts at fast food restaurants were often wrong.
Incredibly, some of the items had more than twice as much sodium as listed.
Both Kroger and the Ventura County Attorneys Office didnt immediately respond to questions email on Wednesday.
Gizmodo will update this post if we hear back.
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