Red = Don't Eat: Simple Food Labels and the Effective Illusion of Control
If soda bans take an implicitly cynical view of human nature, food labels that give consumers the impression of freedom might be their opposite. More »
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Brian Fung is the technology writer at National Journal. He was previously an associate editor at The Atlantic and has written for Foreign Policy and The Washington Post.
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