Most drinks stating that they are fruit-flavored(水果口味)contain no fruit at all,while most of the rest contain only a small quantity of fruit,according to a study carried by the British Food Commission.
"Shoppers need to check the labels(标签)before buying drinks,"said Food Commission spokesperson Ian Toke love."Food production is highly competitive.(71)___ It will increase profits,and consumers won't always realize they are being tricked."
Researchers analyzed the contents of 28strawberry-flavored products sold in stores.(72)___ 0f the 28products,eleven of them did contain strawberries,five of them contained less than one percent real fruit and the rest contain no fruit at all.In addition,each juice box contained nearly eight teaspoons of sugar.(73)___Let's take jam as an example.Some strawberry-flavored jam was labeled as containing no artificial colors,flavors,or sweeteners,but it contained absolutely no strawberries at all.
(74)___ Consumers have the rights to know clearly about what they have bought Under current UK law,food packages do not have.to distinguish between natural and artificial flavoring."Describing a product as strawberry flavor and covering the surface of the packet with pictures of strawberries is misleading.(75)___Unfortunately,it is also legal and widespread,"Tokelove said"It's time to take measures to protect the consumers'rights."