How Do Food Labels Affect The Food Industry

In my opinion warning labels are a waste of money. I believe that my opposition would say that warning labels could help or even save people. But in my eyes people could just ignore them. On the other hand there's already labels called nutrition facts. There wouldn't be a point in putting warning labels. Just read the nutrition facts.

Research shows that when such information is given, customers use it to limit the way they eat. This can consume an average loss of calories than they typically did before labeling. This trend poses increased risk, not just in terms of calories, but in terms of unhealthful ingredients such as fat and sodium. According to the passage, "the U.S. government agrees that restaurant meals should be labeled. It is part of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, which requires that standard menu items include information on nutrition 1". This poses that fast food places and restaurants should in fact label information, not only for ones own health but it is required.

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.

Do you believe restaurants should be required to label the calories ,fat content, and sodium on their menus? I agree to this controversial argument! If a law was created that required restaurants and diners around the nation to display calories and other health concerns many people would be healthier.

Some fast-food purveyors will provide calorie information on request, but even that can be hard to understand (Zinczenco, 2002.) The essence of Zinczenco’s s argument is that Americans are unable to be fully informed of the harm the food they consume completely inflicts their health. This backs of the writers claim, that you are unable to place the complete blame of obesity, completely on the consumer. If consumers are completely oblivious to the fact that there food labels are completely rigged, how is it even possible for the consumer to get the truth? The easy answer would be repeatedly placing the blame on the consumer, and saying they should do extensive research on the food which they eat. But in complete honesty, this is a ridiculous standard which most Americans won't bother putting time and effort into. This quote ties back into Zinczenco’s claim that the cooperation which serve such unhealthy food are at fault, for it is they who feed food that can lead to a life altering disease, without properly informing the consumer.

The dangers of the food industry need to be revealed to the public so that people can live healthier lifestyles. For this to be done, the food companies need to start labeling what is in their food. There are numerous harmful chemicals and hormones found in the food we consume, and there needs to be more awareness of what society is recklessly ingesting. A two-year study on the effects of genetic mutation on mice was published on September 19th, 2011 in Food and Chemical Toxicology. In the experiment, the mice consumed corn that was sprayed with Roundup, the food company, Monsanto’s brand of weed killer, or drank water with levels of Roundup that are similar to what is found in U.S. tap water. The shocking results revealed that the mice

While it is possible that the decisions of many diners may not be influenced by menu-labeling, and while there is financial cost associated with the implementation of nutrition analysis and menu-labeling, I believe the availability of information will empower consumers to make healthier decisions when eating out and I believe that the improvement in health of even a minority is worth the effort.

Although the population of the obese ignore the nutritional labels that are provided behind each item of food purchased, it is also important for the government to well educate everyone about why obesity is harmful. This provides reasoning behind why reading nutritional labels should be important. Furthermore, there was a law enacted by president Theodore Roosevelt, which was known as the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. This law was enacted to halt the sale of contaminated food and drugs and to ensure truth in labeling (Gerald Danzer). The significance of the law passed in 1906 was that it gave guidance to consumers to make a more informed decisions on what they choose to eat. If the government doesn't educate Americans well enough of the epidemic and how reading nutritional labels could be a benefit, then no individuals will find the importance of reading nutritional labels.

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

Warning labels help people know what they’re eating. People need to know what they’re eating so they won’t get sick. According to www.debate.org “69% of people think that fast foods shouldnt have warning labels.” Basically some people think fast foods should have warning labels but others don’t see the point.

Every restaurant should have to label meals. Labeling meals may not be important to some people who eat but it is very important to some, and here are some reasons, why.

The first reason why genetically engineered food needs to be labeled is because people have the right to know what they are purchasing and eating. If people do not know what they are consuming how will they know if it is safe or not for their health? Genetically Engineered foods are nothing like organic foods. For example, organic foods are more unsusceptible to fungus and have higher levels of magnesium, vitamin C, and iron unlike GMOS. In more detail labeling genetically engineered food is important because of religious beliefs. In Hinduism, certain foods are associated with certain characteristics like purity, energy, and passion. They believe when a person eats fruits with these characteristics that the characteristics of the fruit will

Exposing the calories in a dish can prevent many bad things from happening. A lawsuit can even be avoided by just simply showing how many calories a food has. I understand that some people don't look at the calories if they are labeled but if a person comes along and that person has bad health and needs to see how many calories a food has before it is purchased. If the restaurant does not have the calories labeled then the customer will most likely leave and never come back.

Restaurants should not have labels. People are saying that they should but they are not acting on it. Labeling the food in the restaurants is good but the people are not serious about it. People eat in the restaurants they are the ones that should be telling the restaurants to label it. But the people are focusing on what is cool and tasty.

Some of the arguments for labeling GM foods are to prevent food allergens. An example of this would be on products containing protein that require label, since it may contain allergens that the regular product might not contain. Some of the arguments against labeling GM foods is the idea that people will stop consuming them due to the belief they endanger their health. The main concern about labeling is the misunderstanding and misinterpretation of GMO foods opening discussions and turning consumers off from the products (Kling,2014), creating concerns and opening questions among people. I personally think that natural will be healthier for our bodies. We are living in an era where time is precious. We are living in such a rush that we are