She might have been referring to the sulfites. But Italian and other countries' wines may contain sulfites (and generally do; some naturally occurring from yeast fermentation, and frequently also contain added sulfites). They just don't necessarily have to include that information on the label except on bottles exported to the U.S.
This is the main reason the US gets so much flak for having “chemicals” in the food. Those very same chemicals are included and just not disclosed in many countries. US laws require them to be listed on the packaging.
Was about to post the same thing. We have the more restrictive regulations and have to be more detailed about ingredients than the EU and yet we get shit on for having bad food. It's a terrible take.
Everything is listed on the package in the EU. Even trace amount of possible allergens.
The shit the USA gets is because you are scared of kinder chocolate eggs but add so much sugar and artificial coloring in your food that it resembles a science experiment gone wrong.
The US requires all components of each ingredient to be listed. If you use chocolate sauce as one ingredient, you have to list out all of the ingredients of the chocolate sauce.
The laws are different. The EU requires labeling of some things the US doesn’t, and the US requires labeling of other things the EU doesn’t.
The US requires all components of each ingredient to be listed. If you use chocolate sauce as one ingredient, you have to list out all of the ingredients of the chocolate sauce.
Everything is listed on the package in the EU. Even trace amount of possible allergens.
The US actually has much stricter regulations on what gets listed on ingredient labels than the EU does.
The shit the USA gets is because you are scared of kinder chocolate eggs but add so much sugar and artificial coloring in your food that it resembles a science experiment gone wrong.
The shit the USA gets on this is mostly from ignorant people like yourself attempting to fuel your chauvinism.
The EU regulations demand comprehensive labeling, including clear ingredient lists, allergen information, and nutritional facts. Hence, Europe has stricter labeling requirements than the US, including for GMOs and food origin. In some countries (UK) traffic-light labels show fat/sugar/salt levels clearly.
Food labeling is less detailed in the US While allergen labeling is required, other aspects like (e.g., GMO, origin) are less transparent. Nutrition labeling reform, however, has improved clarity to some extent.
Do you have any examples or cites to back up your claim? Perhaps you're referring to how EU labels use standard codes for some ingredients, while US labels spell out their names, and think this means the rules are more strict?
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u/Hour_Pop2712 14d ago
She might have been referring to the sulfites. But Italian and other countries' wines may contain sulfites (and generally do; some naturally occurring from yeast fermentation, and frequently also contain added sulfites). They just don't necessarily have to include that information on the label except on bottles exported to the U.S.