Fast Food Labeling Research Paper

Zinczencko complains that unlike many other hazardous items, fast food does not come with warnings on how terrible the food is for one’s health and its future effects. He emphasizes that even if the customers were able to obtain the nutritional facts, they are not palpable, but rather obscure. He points out that the fast-food companies make the nutrition labels vague and misleading; they calculate the calories for every separate part of the meal, and they make it so the consumer must pay attention to serving size as well. He observes that the fast-food industry can get away with confusing labels because there are not any Food and Drug Administration labeling requisites (Word Smart, p. 220) covering fast food. Zinczenko complains that there is not any sort of nutritional labeling on the menus at fast-food restaurants. Now, nine years later, there are some changes, but his point is still valid. McDonald’s menu now states the calories of each meal, but as Zinczenko points out, it is very difficult to

If you were to go to a restaurant, you would want to know what the nutritional values of the food were, would you not? The labels you see on bags of potato chips or a drink are called nutritional labels (also known as food labels), which show you how much calories, proteins, fats, or a lot more that the item has. In fact, the government made it illegal to make products to sell at stores without the nutritional label. Did you know that restaurants are not required by law to have a label on any of their products? The government needs to make a law to make restaurants put the nutritional values on their foods.

If restaurants did not have these nutritional facts people on diets would not know what they are eating. They will assume that it is healthy when it is not. Some pregnant women have to eat a certain type of foods for their baby. Some pregnant women need to eat less or more calories, carbs, vitamins, and fats. At Walmart you are able to see what some items are like they will use the words “ Lite, Lowfat, or Heart Smart.” If restaurants had something similar or, just have the information we would have healthy babies and healthy citizens. In the passage “Label the Meals,” it states that “only 18 percent of people started to go out to eat in the 1977 30 years later the percentage almost doubled.” If resturants did not have these facts posted a

Food and Drug Administration has proposed the menu-labeling rule in year 2011 and the final rule was completed in December 2014. The rule commends that franchise restaurants and food chains stores will be required to include calorie count on the menu and labels under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In December 2015, the law will be in effect nationally (Health Affairs, 2015). This law only is applicable for regular menu items except daily specials and alcoholic beverages. The required information to be included on the menu is following; calorie counts, average daily calorie intake, and alternative options for ingredients (Health Affairs, 2015). In 2007, New York City started requiring the chain restaurants to indicate the calories on menu

According to the text in “Label the Meals”, when labels are available, research shows that about one-quarter of customers use it to limit what they decide to eat. This helps customers be more healthy and that is our purpose with labels. These customers that limit what they decide to eat usually end up eating 400 less calories than to when there are no labels. This is needed because over the past 30 years, Americans have nearly doubled the calories they recieve away from home. This is a risk for all of us and can promote sodium and fat consumption.

We as Americans live in a nation that has succumbed to the obesity epidemic. Research shows that “Over the past 25 years, U.S. obesity prevalence has doubled, and Americans are consuming more meals away from home” (Auchincloss). Civilians are eating foods that are driving them on a path towards high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease and even cancer without them even realizing it. The main benefactor of these diseases are said to be chain restaurants who are feeding individuals food that could possibly be detrimental to their health and shorten their lifespans. About six years ago, Philadelphia passed a law called the Menu Labeling Law that made it necessary for all chain restaurants with fifteen or more outlets to provide nutritional information about the food they serve to their customers in hopes of combatting this epidemic. “According to statistics from the mayor’s office, in 2008 64 percent of adults and 57 percent of children in Philadelphia were overweight or obese” (Mayes). These statistics are astounding to even grasp. Many businesses took this law as something that would harm their profits while the government believed it would sway the obesity rates to the smaller side of the spectrum, but when it came to health it was what people needed to steer them in the right direction. One chain restaurant in particular that must follow this law is the Subway right on Liacouras walkway. In relation to health this law serves as a

On December 1, 2014 the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) established two new rules requiring menu labeling and vending machine labeling. What does this mean exactly, well when it comes to menu labeling any establishment that has 20 or more chains are now required to list the calorie information on their menus or menu boards. This not only includes sit-down restaurants but also drive-through windows and takeout foods. They also established another rule for vending machines which requires all owners or operators with 20 or more vending machines to display calorie information as well. According to the FDA “Americans eat and drink about one-third of their calories away from home. Making calorie information available will help consumers make informed choices for themselves and their families”.

Modern processed foods are packaged in ways that are designed to sell. With many people seeking healthy and nutritious food options, it makes sense that companies would want to portray their products as such. In the article “Front-of-Package Food Labels”, Marion Nestle and David S. Ludwig discuss why vague and unproven front-of-package labels should not be allowed on processed food packages.

While I would enjoy stricter laws pertaining to our food supply, just having more of them will not make our food safer; it will only make it costlier. I am retired with a fixed income and I hate seeing the food prices go up. If food prices go up, my quality of life will go down because of the lifestyle changes I will be forced to make. In addition to being more costly, there is no guarantee that state to state laws will even complete the objective of having more transparent labeling. We need to do everything possible to keep costs down while maintaining high levels of quality and the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 can accomplish

Should reading the food labels be necessary before buying and consuming? During this paper, there will be some differences on two authors and their point of view on labeling.The first paragraph explains why Gary Hirshberg agrees that there needs to be labels on food and the importance of doing it. The second paragraph will state why John Davis is against it, and explains labeling is a bad for the people and for the economy.

This memo will summarize the rule “Food Labeling: Revision of the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels”, which was proposed by the Food and Drug Administration. The memo will be broken down into three different paragraphs. The first major point of the memo will be about main changes of the rule and why the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is modifying it. The second point will be about organizations and industries that are affected by this rule. The third point will be a discussion about affected companies/industries and what will they have to do should this rule go into effect. Such allocation of the information will help to better understand the main points of the rule and how it affects different industries and companies.

I have noticed the absurd price increases in grocery stores lately. For example, I am a baker and one week I went to BJ's and bought a 60-count pack of eggs for $5.99. The next week, that same pack was $12.99! The associates said the increase was because of bird flu, but whatever the cause, I will soon need to get a couple of chickens in the backyard! Who can afford these outrageous prices?! If we didn't have to eat, we'd be rich and skinny! That is why I think it is very important for Congress to ensure we have a single, less costly national standard for labeling food products. The sooner you pass the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, the better.

The same research also discovered that these customers, on average, consume 400 calories fewer than they did without their meal's nutritional information. That means that out of the 33% of Americans that consume their calories away from home, 8% of those people will, on average, consume 400 calories less than what they did before. In other words, 8% of Americans will start to live a healthier lifestyle. It may not be what the number we hoped for, but it's a start. There may be one countermeasure to this otherwise incredible idea. Food labeling menu choices could become a nuisance to restaurants. Most of the time, restaurants use ingredients that have a high fat content in their recipes. If food labeling were to become a law, menu choices would have to be replaced with healthier options. That would take time and possibly decrease a restaurant's business. However, this would only be a temporary. As soon as restaurants start serving healthier options, business would boom, and people will become healthier. The governments goal would be

In Pollans article he shows us how food labeling is n important aspect of our lives today because its one of the only things we have to distinguish what is truly in our food. The labels are now required so we can know what ingredients are in our food and how many calories are in the food. Pollans also shows us on how food is directly affected to our health. Kessler tells us how eating can cause extreme obesity and in our society. The reason we have major obesity in our society is because all of the food we eat now causes some sort of stimuli in our brain that makes us want to eat more and more. Every time we smell something that smells good we automatically want to eat it and for some reason it happens really often and that's because most food

Have you ever thought the labels on food have more information then it should and be more simplified. If you have here’s some ways why it should be changed. Half the population picks up there food cans and boxes and throws it in there shopping cart and never read the food labels. I think if more food labels just had the important facts and be more appealing on the food people would read them more often and not be as confused.