• superfes@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    TIL that there’s an allowed 20% margin of error in accuracy per the FDA.

    That seems way bigger than it needs to be …

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      1 year ago

      We can’t even measure calories accurately, never mind predicting how much your specific body will actually absorb. Maybe we could be more accurate with vitamins and stuff, but I dunno.