Many pre-packaged supermarket salads are not as healthy as they seem, according to a new study. Which? reveals that one – Smedleys' Atlantic prawn Marie Rose salad – had more calories than a McDonald's Big Mac and medium fries. The consumer organisation looked at 20 pre-packaged salads from high street chains. Asda's chicken caesar pasta salad contained 43g of fat. Labels were confusing and even baffling in some cases, Which? said. It is urging food companies to adopt one consistent labelling scheme so that shoppers can see at a glance levels of fat, sugar and salt.Food & drinkHealth & wellbeingguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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