Food Label Analyst Mugs

"Sure, ha ha, it’s all ‘free-range’ beef."

"Hmmm... low ash content. Smells like someone switched to canola oil... wait, is that tripe I smell?"

Sure, I'll take a sandwich

'Advanced warning: High cholesterol 10mtrs ahead.'

Joe's Bar and Grill and Focus Group.

Why Chemists shouldn't take their work home "I can't believe it's not b-b-vegetable mono & dyglycerides!"

"Dealing with a poorly informed public over GM crops is a nightmare...."

Now With Organic Artifical Additives

One of several sugar maple trees is labled sugar free.

Lack of Nutrition Information

GM Food and World Hunger

'This snack is vegan. It's 100% artificial ingredients.'

Carcinogenic/Non-carcinogenic.

All Organic Pork: "Naturally smoked bacon my ass."

'You have to send in $5 for a decoder ring to decipher the list of ingredients.'

"Apparently, some of the additives cause a nerve disorder, but others cure it."

"Looks like they've simplified the nutritional information."

Young Professional Recipe Test

"This paleo diet is a lot of work. Maybe we should eat grains."

Peanut Butter Warning: Contains Peanuts.

'Apparently it's not suitable for the elderly or children...'

"I read all package labels for my health. Now my eyes are shot!"

'This looks good. The first ingredient is calories.'

Are we what we eat and what do we actually eat?

"... stearic acid, amylase, sodium stearoyl lactylate and — hold on. What in the world is C-I-L-A-N-T-R-O?"

Market. Uh, oh--Under "Nutritional Facts" they've printed the fifth amendment.

'I knew there was a catch! Only fifty calories per serving but one small box contains eight serviings.'

'I removed the sugar, artificial flavors, coloring, preservatives, and additives. Now the eight ounce box weighs four ounces.'

'This chicken was raised on a farm, ate corn and never consumed drugs. That's more than I knew about you when we dated.'

'I just read the food label. That's why I decided to eat the package instead.'

'Caution: this tomato soup combines with our chicken noodle soup can form a lethal nerve gas.'

"Some of the additives cause a nerve disorder, but some of the other additives cure it."

Ultimate generics.

"And this new product has absolutely no added preservatives...at least I didn't add any!"

'Pick your own 'Free Range' genetically modified produce'