It’s the Food and Drug Administration’s job to regulate food labels, but it turns out the agency turns a blind eye to some of the items for sale within its own cafeteria. On a recent visit to the FDA’s headquarters in Silver Spring, MD, Bruce Silverglade, legal affairs director for the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, visited the cafeteria in the hopes of picking up a quick and healthy lunch. The first half of the food-selection process was easy. When he went to select his drink, his feel-good, happy thoughts quickly disappeared. The "contraband" beverages that Silverglade spotted were: Purity Organic Functional Drinks' Pomegranate Blueberry, Crystal Light Immunity Berry Pomegranate, and SoBe Lifewater B-Energy Black Cherry Dragonfruit -- each with misleading claims on its packaging.
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