Food Labeling Regulation

How it works

Risks & contraindications

Comparisons

Background

Highlighted claims

• There is no US law requiring expiration dates on cooking oil bottles. — The Ugly Truth About Avocados (You Won't Like It)
• Unlike olive oil, avocado oil has no legally binding definition or chemical specifications in the United States. — The Ugly Truth About Avocados (You Won't Like It)
• Brands can legally label a bottle pure avocado oil while filling it with soybean and canola oil and face no legal consequences. — The Ugly Truth About Avocados (You Won't Like It)
• Brands can legally label soybean and canola oil as 'pure avocado oil' and face no legal consequences due to the absence of standards. — The Ugly Truth About Avocados (You Won't Like It)
• Avocado oil has no legally binding standards or definitions in the United States, unlike olive oil. — The Ugly Truth About Avocados (You Won't Like It)
• Olive oil has internationally recognized chemical specifications for grades such as 'extra virgin', while avocado oil does not. — The Ugly Truth About Avocados (You Won't Like It)
• US law does not require expiration dates on cooking oil bottles, making it impossible to determine freshness or time since processing. — The Ugly Truth About Avocados (You Won't Like It)
• Under US labeling rules, a product bottled in the US can be labeled a product of the US regardless of where the raw material was grown or blended. — The Ugly Truth About Avocados (You Won't Like It)
• Under US labeling rules, a product can be labeled 'a product of the US' based solely on its bottling location, regardless of where ingredients were grown or blended. — The Ugly Truth About Avocados (You Won't Like It)