The Controversy Of Labeling Food

The passage "We Don't Need Labels" states, "They are there for convenience, for a break in their routine, or for a special occasion." So, when most people go out to eat, they are there for some type of reason. Maybe they are there to celebrate, and escape from their routine of healthy foods day-to-day. The individuals do not go there looking for a healthy meal. That is if they eat nutritious at home everyday. They go there to get away from the healthy foods. Labeling these foods would be unnecessary for this particular reason. Us people do not want to be overwhelmed by a

With having true genuine intentions in eating healthy people fall into the ideas advertised by cooperation’s that their products are healthy. Food corporations protect themselves through ingredient secrecy and even through the FDA because they are not required by law to disclose their ingredients; however, the chemicals used need to be considered by the FDA to be Generally Regarded As Safe (Schlosser 25). People should take responsibility in the research of the food products they consume; therefore, allowing an individual to be wise and informed of what their really consuming. Maybe, instead of cutting corners in trying to eat healthy with false idealistic advertisement consumers should consider eating fresh fruits, vegetables, and cooking ingredients. Consumers should like the author Pollan suggested in his rules of thumb: avoid food products unfamiliar, unpronounceable ingredients, and products containing more than five ingredients (Pollan

Approximately eighty percent of food eaten in the United States contains GMOs, but not many people know what they are actually consuming from their food sources (Prah). Genetically modified organism, also known as genetically modified organisms engineered in a lab by scientists that alter the genes of plants and animals. By fixating DNA from other organisms into America’s food sources, they create substances that are detrimental to the health of human beings. In addition to this, these genetically modified organisms are completely foreign to the plants and animals they undergo; their genes can become damaged from inserting the genes of the organisms. This unnatural process can interfere with a metabolic pathway in the plant or animal. In addition, studies have shown that on average forty-four percent of people had the “Round-up Ready” herbicide, glyphosate, which is used on genetically modified crops, found in their bodies (Stonebrook). Both, the genetically modified organisms and the chemicals used on them, cause several problems to occur in humans and other organisms which consume GMOs. These include tumors, damaged immune systems, allergies, and infertility; this is dangerous to the health of humans and to their regular body processes. Americans have the right to know what is going into their bodies and how these man-made GMOs are affecting them. By the government

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

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.

The United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) 21 U.S.C. 343 section 403 states that a food shall be deemed to be misbranded – (a) if its labeling is false or misleading, (c) imitation of another food, (f) the label is likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use. In 2011 the FDA allowed a study of sugar beets GMO and the impact on the environment. The unregulated crop had released a plague of super resistant weeds, forcing farmers to apply ever a higher doses of pesticide and other weed-killing poisons (Website2). Many insects can carry pesticides, herbicides, and DNA through the air into the environment. In addition, the irrigation used to grow GM foods naturally

Labeling food is a good thing. Many people in the world have started working out and watching what they eat. Labeling food can help people choose the food that they want and how to balance it. If food was labeled many people could be in shape and not over weight. Many people that keep a good nutrition because of the labels are slim and in a great physical form. Labeling has proven to decrease the percent of people that are over weight. The author of ,"Label the Meals," stated that ever since it was a law to label food that people have been more physical and productive.

Labeling the menu items at a restaurant could drive away customers who are conscious about how many calories they eat, or how much fat is in an item. This both drives down business and lowers economic growth because the businesses are losing customers instead of gaining them. if one particular item is high in calories on a businesses menu then it could make many people who want to eat "Healthier" go to another restaurant to eat, the restaurant that is not getting as much customers as before would have a drop in profit as well as a drop in overall growth of the restaurant over time. this is not good for places with many restaurants that have high calorie items on the menu because it would drive down many businesses at a time and lower the economic growth of the entire area. Having labels on a menu means bad business overall for restaurants or other places with high calorie food and should therefore not be included, this would help economic and business growth in the

Restaurants should label their all foods. Then they should tell what is in that food. Some people come to the restaurant to eat healthy food from restaurant.If they don't put label on restaurants foods people will eat things that made them fat and they will be mad at restaurant. This is why restaurant should label on their foods.

I have seen many new laws form in Michigan over the last 63 years I have lived here. Some were good and some were not so good, but hearing the possibility that H.R.1599 may not pass is very disturbing to me. The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 is a fair and common sense way to address the issue of necessary food labeling, which is why it has my full support. Assigning one body to govern food labeling, nationally, is smart and efficient. I cannot think of a more qualified organization to be in charge of this than the Food and Drug Administration. Having the FDA in charge makes much more sense than allowing the states to run rampant with regulations because the FDA already checks our food's safety. The FDA has scientists and specialists who are extremely knowledgeable in the area of food safety and verifying ingredients. Not supporting H.R. 1599 will lead to unqualified individuals controlling the guidelines; this is very irresponsible. So I ask that you do everything in your power to support this bill and rally support from your colleagues.

Canada’s food labelling practices are very much a work-in-progress. Labelling itself is a very important issue as it affects both product sales for companies and personal health for consumers, especially since most Canadian consumers learn about nutrition from food labels themselves (Nguyen) and are especially inclined to trust labels (Gruère, Carter and Farzin). Through labelling law, government is also able to impose food standards on products. An extensive set of rules to govern every possible category of food product is used and adhered to in the food inspection process. Food labelling itself is mainly tied to issues of health and safety and consumer rights, but has also recently been involved in trade relations (which will not be

According to the FDA in the FD&C Act, they do not pre-approve food labels they only regulate them after they are produced and put onto the packaging of the product, accessed on the FDA’s website. This reveals how much the FDA doesn’t actually look into the labels that are being provided, if they meet the “regulations” then their is no further questions asked. The FDA is supposed to be keeping the customers and consumers safe from harmful foods, but they just keeping overlooking the labels that we depend on to be right. One way that the FD&C Act could be more specific is make it a regulation, in this act, to check the labels before they are printed, by doing this then the FPLA will be made more specific. If both of these act’s work together in the process of food regulations and reevaluating the “rules” that everyone depends on, the food that is being eaten will be made safer since companies will not be able to get away with it anymore. Furthermore the FPLA Act is vague, as it was mentioned earlier there are only three major requirements that need to be made in order to have a label on the packaging itself. This act was made to prevent the deception of customers, but it’s not really doing it’s job. This act doesn’t define what they can and can’t use when making the labels for instance certain word choices, “‘Made with’ often means ‘made with very little,’” said Bonnie Liebman,

Starting with the people themselves, we all want to know what is happening to the food and how it is cooked or made. The only way to figure that out is by watching the cook himself, but no one wants to do that. This is why restaurants need to be required to label their menu's with all the things people need to know. Some people may be going on a diet some may just want to know how much is in it and why. If restaurants did this it may increase their wealth and make more people trust them and want more people to go to this current restaurant. In these days nothing is cooked without some kind of chemical and if the restaurant is too scared to tell everyone what chemical is in their food than they should not put it up for sale. Chemicals can hurt people after a long time of eating the same place for a while and can even become deadly after too much, that is why you must always know what is

Food labeling is a poor way to get people to eat healthy and go by the labels. Not a lot of people pay attention to food labels there for read them. The reason people might not read the food labels could be because they don’t understand the information on the labels. Most people don’t care enough to read the labels and don’t care about the risks of eating the foods and have warning labels it’s too much of a fuss for them. I think if people would read the food labels they still wouldn’t change their eating habits. This reason is probably because they don’t understand the information. For example What are carbohydrates and are they good or bad for you. I’m not even sure if people found out what that meant and would be cautious about carbohydrates when eating certain foods.

The FDA has recently finalized new nutritional facts label for packaged foods. The new label is to reflect new information, such as the link between chronic diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease and a person’s diet. The intent for the new label is to make it easier for consumers to make better food choices by helping to keep them well informed. All information can be found at FDA.GOV.