There once was a man named Bowdler, who gave his name to the word bowdlerization. This means subsituting an inoffensive word for one that might offend. The example from Shakespeare that sticks in my mind after all these years, is his changing of the phrase "Thy mistress has played the strumpet in my bed" to "Thy mistress has played the trumpet in my bed."
At least Bowdler did not intend to mislead but, however mistakenly, to protect.
The same cannot be said of the FDA. It is obvious that agencies we expect to protect us, do not have that concern as their primary agenda
FDA urges laxer labeling on irradiated foods
Agency proposes admittedly misleading use of term ‘pasteurized’
Once again: if it is in a package - don't buy it! Only buy actual food, and you will save yourself a world of grief. Even better, grow it yourself. Consider canning and freezing in season. !
