Comments on: King County Nutrition Fact Labeling

By: Andrew Biggs

Andrew Biggs — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:41:26 +0000

Why not have all of the info available for customers including calorie count and what type of ingredients are in the food? Wouldn’t this allow the consumer to make the most educated decision? People in the industrial food industry don’t want people to know because they know that their products are not only high in calories but also in all of those GMO’s (Genetically Modified Organisms) that are so harmful to our body. They try to blame obesity on irresponsible customers. They pass the blame to consumers stating that its their own job to educate themselves on health and wellness. But the fact of the matter is the average consumer is not going to educate themselves and since the big businesses that run the food industry also have former employees, lawyers, and lobbyists in positions of power in the FDA and USDA (the government agencies in charge of regulating how food is processed and the safety of our food) it is extremely unlikely that even if a consumer did seek out viable information from a “reliable” source, they would get lies that are as big and fat as the average American. For example, that food pyramid we thought was the answer to all of our diet related health problems (heart disease, diabetes, obesity, etc) was mostly put together by a committee of BUSINESS OWNERS INVOLVED IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY and not nutritionists (people with actual knowledge and degrees and all that jazz). They hide behind this veil of security such as government agencies like the FDA, USDA, and the EPA. People expect their government to provide them with honest and safe food so when we see something in the supermarket that is being sold we figure there must have been some sort of regulatory process that allowed this food to be sold to us. If the government and big businesses really have nothing to hide, then why not put the messages on the label. It’s time for the food industry in America, which is protected by some of the most ridiculous laws you could ever dream of (look up the Veggie Liable Laws), to be brought to its knees like the tobacco industry was before. I mean, could you even imagine the days anymore where students in schools aren’t taught that smoking is bad? Or can you imagine not seeing a surgeon general warning on the side of a pack of cigarettes warning you that smoking may be hazardous to your health? The government has a responsibility to step in and bring reform to an industry that has gotten out of control. People need to know what they are ingesting, and then if they wanna get fat and get diabetes and get heart disease, then at least the government can say, “We did everything we could to warn them.” Isn’t that what the government did with the tobacco industry? Help support labels on your food. You have a right to know.

By: Gillius

Gillius — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:19:11 +0000

Thanks! I’m glad I’m not the only one!

By: Gillius

Gillius — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:14:54 +0000

@Estan

Yes food labeling is important but with this set of food labeling legislations that sort of thing wouldn’t be listed in a nutrition facts panel. That is why a detailed ingredient list is much more important.

By: estan

estan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:01:06 +0000

food labeling is importatnt for those who are unaware of exactly what they are eating. Not labeling food is just a cover up of what the food industries don’t want us to know. They are poisioning us…using ammonia to kill bactirea, adding hormones to make the livestock more “plump” and “tastey”….it’s just a cover up for the “real truth, the UGLY truth, the UGLY US!”

By: Karin Modlmayer

Karin Modlmayer — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:22:48 +0000

Thank you for that incredible Post!!! i wanted to say the same things but i wouldnt ever be able to write it better than you did … well done!!! lets hope the people can realize how important it is to eat healthy and not just to count calories.

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