Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy

 

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On tonight’s show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about some labeling issues that are going on in the poultry industry from Lampkin Butts, COO of Sanderson Farms, one of the nation’s finest poultry providers and member of the Truthful Labeling Coalition.

Lampkin is actively involved in informing the public about some misleading labeling practices authorized by the USDA for fresh poultry. You see some chicken providers are pumping up their birds with up to 15% salt water and calling them “100% All Natural Chickens.” That means you’re paying for all that water instead of only chicken. That’s just not right. Plus think about all that extra sodium you are ingesting.

Lampkin’s group the Truthful Labeling Coalition doesn’t want these companies to be able to do that without letting the consumer know about it in big bold letters, not some fine print hidden on the bottom of the package. If this bugs you as much as it bugs me be sure to get more info at the Coalition’s website.

At Sanderson Farms where Lampkin works all his chickens are 100% All Natural Chicken, that means no additives of any kind. He believes if you buy his chickens you should get all chicken not chicken plus salt water. For more information about the Truthful Labeling Coalition go to www.truthfullabeling.org and for more information about Sanderson Farms go to www.sandersonfarms.com