Not only that -- but the problem is not with ECC, but how Nutrition Facts are calculated.

When they are determining the NF for a food, they can tell only how much fat and how much protein is in the food.
Everything else is counted as carbohydrate.

I think two things are certain:

1) When determining the maximum number of carbs in a food, deduct only Fiber, as the Eades do. Keep in mind that the actual carb impact on your body can be anywhere between the "Net Carbs" and this maximum.

2) We should all eat whatever the hell we want. If the food stalls you, causes carb cravings, stop eating it. This is a way of life. We tend to all focus on counting too much. We need to be mindful of the effect of foods we eat on our body.

If you have a bar or something with 2 net carbs, but 18 max, it might make your carb count for the day near 40. This is not the end of the world.

If you eat three bars a day, though, it will have more of an impact.
Newsflash: Don't do that. Even if the count was only 2, they're not as good for you as real food.

I think Atkins specifically avoids discussing this kind of topic in DANDR for this obsessive focus on numbers.

Eat well, and the rest will follow.