This is a dumb thing that HN does, certain words get stripped from titles. You can edit them back in but submitters either don't know that or just don't bother.

Had the same thought.

> Scam American companies

... why would I do that?

> Scam American companies are using

... so fake companies?

> Scam American companies are using to manipulate ingredient lists

... What?

(reads post)

Oh. "Food companies are splitting up ingredients to manipulate you"

(as a tangent: There's zero percent chance this is only "American" companies. Useless addon word.)

So it’s not about scam American companies, who are using drugs(?) to manipulate…?