Saturday, January 22, 2011

Walmart's Big, Healthy Move Bypasses Organics


By Emily Main

Thursday morning, the world's largest retailer announced that it's using its corporate clout to trim the waistlines and boost the heart health of the American public. At a press conference in Washington, Walmart executives pledged to cut the sodium content of processed foods by 25 percent, remove all trans fats and hydrogenated oils from packaged goods, and cut added sugars by 10 percent by the year 2015. By requiring that food makers follow these guidelines in order to sell their wares in its stores, Walmart's healthy food initiative is imposing new standards on the food industry. Healthier reformulations of packaged foods has been predicted as a key food trend in 2011Read more…

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