The Cost Recovery Act And Tobacco Litigation

Increasing the options of fast food restaurants in America gave society different choices of where they can choose to go eat. Some restaurants may be cheaper than others, but what society didn’t realize was the cheaper the restaurant the more calories the food contains. The consumers didn’t seem to realize or have a problem with these cheaper companies until some consumers sued the company for getting them fat. This caused children to sue Mcdonald's the company for making the consumers get fat. For this reason, according to the author David Zinczenko it is a problem that people are not informed on how many calories the food they're eating contains. He has the credibility to be trusted by his audience

On a yearly basis 18 million dollars are spent on school lunches for schools all over America. And taxpayers, are the ones paying for part of that. Government is trying to get the United States to eat healthier, but in the end money is being wasted and people are not happy about it. Overall the government should not be regulating what we eat.

Have you ever thought about suing a fast food restaurant because of how unhealthy is making your body? Well in his essay “Don’t blame the eater” David Zinczenko talks about children that are trying to sue McDonalds for making them fat. Growing up with divorced parents and a mother who worked long hours, Zinczenko was left with no other choice but to turn to fast food restaurants in order to sustain himself. He describes how it’s easy for kids to put on weight and turn obese by eating junk food. He argues that fast food restaurants are to be blame for people, especially children and teenagers, for their obesity. Honestly it is the parents fault. Is not like McDonalds put a gun to an individual’s head and forced them to eat their food. In my opinion I would have to disagree with David Zinczenko, it is your own fault and a parents fault and not these fast food places. Children are a parent’s responsibility. As a parent you take ownership on what your children eat. I know some parents do work long hours and find it very convenient to stop at a fast food drive through to feed that to their kids and themselves, but there is many things parents can do to guarantee that their children eat healthy.

The most supportive argument why people are in an agreement with the government controlling what we eat is because of all the obese people in the country with medical problems. In fact obesity is one of the many problems

coli. In 2001, allegations of mad cow disease sprung up causing many legal problems for McDonald’s. All “throughout Europe” the “panic about mad cow disease” caused “hamburger sales [to plummet]” (Schlosser, Chew On This 243). Around the same time, accusations that McDonald’s causes mad cow disease popped up, as well. In both cases, McDonald’s did not accept any responsibility for the spread of these diseases. McDonald’s released a statement by their “spokesman for the chain [that] acknowledged only the possibility of a statistical association” between their food and the disease (Schlosser, Fast Food Nation 199). McDonald’s is spreading bad nutritional habits, along with diseases and no consequences are given. After these allegations came about, McDonald’s set new standards with their beef supplier to avoid future incidents. McDonald’s is the largest purchaser of beef in the country, and created implicit rules in the industry about the cleanliness of meat (Mattis; “Fast Food”). McDonald’s sets revolutionary precedents that endanger the lives and well-beings of their customers. In Jacob Mattis’ synthesis and analysis of the famous fast food case, Pelman v. McDonald’s, he uses the outcome and judge’s speech to thoroughly infer that a future lawsuit against McDonald’s, or any

In today’s society a huge issue is that we constantly hear about the food industry in America. We often hear in the news that obesity rates have increased, or that Americans have many diseases that contribute to being obese. “What You Eat is Your Business” by Radley Balko expresses that people are at fault for making such unhealthy food choices. Others argue that the food industry is to blame for being so unhealthy. According to David Zinczenko in “Don’t Blame the Eater” he blames the fast food industry as well as the consumer. Zinczenko asks “shouldn’t we know better than to eat two meals a day in fast food restaurant’s?” (392). So, who is to blame for American’s eating so much unhealthy food? Should it be the consumers’ burden or the fast food companies? On one hand, as consumers we continue to purchase foods that we know are making us overweight. On the other hand, fast food companies continue to offer high in calories foods.

On the other hand, the opposition believes that is not fair that the government wants to interfere in their own food choices. The U.S. government by adding taxes on junk food wants to tell people what they have to eat and what they don’t have to. People must have the right and the freedom to decide what is good and healthy for them and what is not. Also, they affirm that adding taxes on junk food won’t help to combat health diseases and even the obesity on this country because people that love junk food will still buy it, no matter how much it will costs. In addition, some people think that the junk food is convenient for low income people because it saves them the time and money that they have and most of the time it’s not a treat for them, it is the only type of food that they can afford. However, I think that they are completely wrong because junk food is cheap that is true, but it is unhealthy and it is killing and causing many health problems to the people that eat it. After certain time people that consume junk food will have to deal with the problems that eating this type of food cause and they will spend more

Today, many people eat fast food instead of home made food. The reason is that fast food is fast, cheap and convenient. However, at the same time, fast food is contributing to a big social problem in the U.S., which is obesity, and recently some people are beginning to sue the fast food companies for causing their obesity. Should the fast food companies have responsibility for American's obesity? My answer for this argument is "No". I think that whether people eat fast food or not is an individual choice. There are many people who eat fast food, but aren't obese. They may do some exercises for burning calories, or try not to eat fast food as much as they can, caring for their health. Moreover, some fast food companies serve relatively

2One of the most concern for people have is about food and some times food plays in a bad way for them. For example; Mc Donald’s had a law suit for two teenagers that they gained 270 pound and 170 pound. In this case Ms. Bradley,19 years old, 5-foot-6 and 270 pounds, and Ms. Pelman, 14, is 4-foot-10 and weight 170. they have eaten super size of combo, Mc Muffin, Big Mac, and apple pie. The both teenagers are suing this fast food restaurant for damages related to their obesity. Even this unusual case has been suited a judge of court in Manhattan had hear the cases and then he had dismissed the cases presented by lawyer for this restaurant. Because the judge has not ruled about this case and this cases stills reach trial. The companies are concerning

Is Greed actually not of a financial use rather than a emotional use. If so would employees who work at fast-food establishments or even major corporate heads of these billion dollar fast-food chains allow their own children to indulge themselves in them, knowingly aware of the vast risks they could embark on later in life due to their unhealthy choices? David Zinczenko brings up valid points on how fast-food is harmful to one’s body in “Don’t Blame the Eater,”. Zinczenko is able to effectively argue against the manipulation of the food industry by showing the reader that the consumer is the victim while the food industry is the one to blame. His use of questioning, personal appeals, imagery, direct tone and colorful diction results in a compelling case that supports his accusations of manipulation by the fast food industry.

According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) more than one third (34.96%) of U.S adults are obese. This proves that people are not taking care of their bodies and being aware of the types of foods that go in their mouths. The issue is that many people are disagreeing with the government regulating what we eat, however if this law is not enforced people will be free to buy excessive amounts of unhealthy sugary foods, leading them to a chronic disease. Even though sugary drinks and foods can have a good taste and be satisfying to many, the government should regulate what we eat because there will be less people with chronic illness, it will be less money wasted on health care for obese people, and there will be less individuals consuming trans fats.

As one might remember during the long drawn out litigation with the tobacco industries. Originally when that class action law suit was filed seeking damages and compensation for thousands of people claiming health damage to lungs, coupled with diagnosis of lung cancer, and other medical problems that were related to smoking tobacco and inhaling carcinogens and other un-disclosed ingredients hidden in the industries tobacco products. At the time these claims against these companies were also met with scorn, and laughter from the news media. The only people at the time that were not laughing were in hospital beds, or in hospice with their

Civilization is growing and with it the Government. The Government is over the country of their own. They are people that represent the people. With everything at the end of our fingertips civilization has little to no exercise. This makes what they consume very important on staying healthy. The obesity rate of American has grown through the years and the Government feels as if they need to stop it by controlling the people’s diets. Reasons that the government should have control is that people have a hard time making the right choice for themselves, taxes on unhealthy foods will steer people away, and genetically modified food can have more nutrition added.

David Zinczenko introduced the concept in his article, "Don't Blame the Eater." He states that many frequent eaters of fast food are beginning to sue the franchise because they are now considered obese due to the fast food restaurant. Fast food industries are serving food high in calorie, cholesterol, and trans fat. They do giving the customer an option of eating healthy. David Zinczenko is correct in stating that fast food industries try to cover up the dangers of their food. It is hard to comprehend or even find a calorie chart in the restaurant. In their advertisements they shy away from the dangers of their food. However, placing a lawsuit on the company may be a little

The plaintiff, Monet Parham, a California mother of two, sued McDonald’s overly exploiting children market on Oct 2010 (Dan, 2011).She claimed that McDonald’s gave out alluring toys that come with the meals in order to lure kids into unhealthy diet. The mother also stated that “McDonald’s make it so much harder to say no to her kids when they are really want those toys” (York, 2010). The CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) confirmed that “kids do not have the cognitive maturity to understand the persuasive intent of advertising” (York, 2010). Later on, the ban of serving Happy Meals