5 Top Food Packaging and Product Labels Decoded
What those eco-friendly seals of approval really mean
by Lisa Lee Freeman, AARP, May 6, 2021
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En español | To get you to buy stuff, and pay more for it, marketers increasingly turn to hints of health: labels implying that a product is good for you or the environment. From 2015 to 2019, U.S. sales of consumer goods marketed as eco-friendly grew seven times faster than those of other products, reports the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business.
But you don't always have to pay a premium for green products. Often, it comes down to reading ingredient lists and knowing which labels are meaningful, says Erika Schreder, science director at the nonprofit advocacy group Toxic-Free Future. I looked at what some of the most common labels really mean so you can judge whether they're worth it.