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# Decoding labels - newsletter 033016 from EWG
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/decoding_labels_0330160954/
- Published: 2016-03-30T22:51:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T14:37:48.000Z
- Description: EWG asks for donations after helping block the DARK Act in the Senate, offering its Guide to Decoding Labels and noting that disclosing genetically engineered ingredients is still up to food processors and that terms like “grass-fed” and “natural” may not mean what shoppers assume.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Politics, #vivvo-import

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In a huge victory for consumers, we successfully stopped the DARK Act from passing the Senate earlier this month.

**But we’ve still got a LOT of work to do when it comes to ensuring complete transparency in our food system.**

It’s STILL at food processors’ discretion whether to disclose genetically engineered ingredients. We can’t always count on the labels on our food products to tell us what we’re eating.

EWG is different. We’re here for you. We dig deep to find answers for you and your families. **But it’s costly work. Taking on the DARK Act consumed a lot of resources. We need your help to fight harder than ever to defend your right to know what’s in your food.**

When you donate now, we’ll send you one of our favorite healthy eating resources, EWG’s Guide to Decoding Labels, to help you find out the truth about the meat, poultry and eggs you buy.

[**Donate $10 or more now to help EWG conduct the research you count on to make better, healthier choices for your family, and you can immediately download EWG’s Guide to Decoding Labels.**](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=0hrzR4R0CwUwGceoB79GEwPBT%2BK%2FCd9F&ref=foodconsumer.org)

Big Food has gotten pretty good at trying to cloud what’s really in food.

Terms like “grass-fed,” “pasture-raised,” “cage-free” and “natural” on product labels don’t always mean what you assume they do.

EWG’s label decoder guide arms you with the information you need to ensure you’re making the best decisions for yourself and your family.

**When you donate to fund EWG’s research looking into the health and safety of consumer products, you’ll get immediate access to that guide.**

[**Take 60 seconds to donate now and get EWG’s Guide to Decoding Labels as a gift for your generous support.**](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=d3UD%2FIU%2FV6hk5IdllHMfRAPBT%2BK%2FCd9F&ref=foodconsumer.org)

Thank You!  
  
Nneka Leiba   
Deputy Director of Research, EWG

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