An email to Famima
I was looking for a healthy treat so purchased your Low Fat Strawberry and Blueberry Yogurt Parfait. I had recently read an article in the New York Times about how the FDA is considering making new rules regarding food labelling, and reading the food label on this yogurt, it’s clear why that is.
The Serving size on the yogurt is 2 oz. The amount per serving is 4.75. So you’re selling me what appears to be a single-serving cup of yogurt, but there’s actually 4.75 servings in the cup? So, let’s translate the nutrition facts on this thing. The first number in the list below is for one serving, and the second number is the actual amount in the entire cup that appears like it should be one serving to an individual - your customers.
Calories: 60 -> 285
Fat Cal.: 10 -> 47.5
Total Fat: 1g -> 4.75g
Sodium: 40mg -> 190 mg
Carbs: 11g -> 52.25g
Sugar: 6g -> 28.5g
I’m not sure if whoever gets this will actually look at the cup of yogurt that you sell, but at first glance it looks like a reasonable portion. To find out that the whole thing has such a huge amount of sugar and sodium is disappointing. I realize that this sort of thing is endemic to the entire food industry, but I would like to bring it to your attention since Famima seems to be a fairly forward-thinking company that takes things like this into consideration. Baby steps, right?
Additionally, I’m going to try to bring this to the attention of anyone I can, because I think part of the obesity problem in this country is that we don’t all read tiny food labels when we’re in a hurry, and we certainly don’t do the calculations whenever we buy food.
Thanks for your time.
