On Wednesday, 17 warning letters were issued to food manufacturers by the Food and Drug Administration, which is considered to be an attack on deceptive labels on food packages.

The companies were charged for increasing the nutritional value of their products or camouflaging harmful contents. The letters were issued to the producers of wide range of products, including Gerber baby food, Juicy Juice, Dreyer’s ice cream, POM pomegranate juice and Gorton’s fish fillets.

Bruce A. Silverglade, Director of Legal Affairs of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, said, “The F. D. A. is not merely firing a shot across the bow; it is declaring war on misleading food labeling”.

According to the F. D. A., the labels of some Nestlé Juicy Juice products claimed that they were made of a single juice, like orange or tangerine, rather than a mix of flavored juices.

Federal Guidelines suggest that a person should not consume more than 20 grams of saturated fat in a day. But according to Dreyer’s, the Dibs contain 17 grams of saturated fat per serving.

The agency said that regarding POM pomegranate juice, the company’s web site listed on its bottles, carried false claims that the juice could prevent or treat diseases like hypertension, diabetes and cancer.

On the other hand, POM said that “all statements made in connection with POM products are true” and supported by scientific research.