The FDA: Regulating The Food Industry

One reason is that it can prevent obesity. In “should the government regulate what we eat and drink” Bert Glass explains how “advocates that support the ban on trans fat are quick to point out the negative health effects of consuming food prepared with the banned item. He also states that, “trans fats can raise our level of “bad” cholesterol while also lowering our “good” cholesterol levels, both of which contribute to heart disease. In the text Bert gives an example of what trans fat can do and how it can affect our body. He also talks about how trans fat can contribute to heart disease which is a disease nobody wants to get.

According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) they are in operation to help protect public health, primarily by ensuring that companies prove the safety and efficacy of drugs/devices, manufacture them properly, and market them appropriately. Almost every investor has probably heard stories of the traveling medicine shows of the 1800s and early 1900s where frauds sold various "patent medicines" that, did not cure anything and at worst were actually quite harmful. (Stephen D. Simpson, 2014)

Pure food and drug Act is a valid and useful Act because it is still felt today. The immediate results of this Act is to stop the unsafety misbranded food and the drugs that don’t have details about the ingredients in it. Also, it made people to become conscious about what they're eating or drinking. It is a good way to become conscious about it because it is our freedom to know about what’s in our food and drug that we usually take everyday. On the other hand, the long term results is that, people would feel safe about what they buy in a store because it benefits them to protect their health and awareness about the unsanitary factories. It is a fundamental piece of the legislation that people should be thankful for, because without this Act

In the U.S the food is regulated at the federal and state levels. All three branches of government (executive, legislative, judicial) are involved in controlling the food industry. Each branch have their own laws.

The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act are congressional acts that were signed by President Teddy Roosevelt on June 30, 1906 in an effort to prevent the adulteration and misbranding of products distributed. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, America was in the process of transforming from an agrarian society to an industrial economy which became known as the Progressive Era. During this period, meatpacking industries and food corporations were run by corrupt business owners who overworked employees in unsanitary conditions, and had no regulation of how the food was processed. As a result of the high demand for food in the United States, food industries were under the impression of mass producing goods to create

It was our normal routine during the week, driving through the drive thru to get the kids a bite to eat. One day it could be Jack n the Box, another day it could be Mc Donald’s or Carl’s Jr, which ever fast food was voted on amongst my daughters is where we went. This past summer what seemed to be just another trip through the drive thru became a nightmare after eating hamburgers at our usual Carl’s Jr. Not so long after we ate, my older daughter began with severe abdominal cramps, diarrhea, fever, chills, nausea and vomiting. I was immediately concerned and rushed her to the hospital to find out that she had food poisoning. There wasn’t much the doctor could do other than tell her to drink a lot of

The Food and Drug Administration has proposed and created several regulations throughout the years. One of them is the regulation to establish a list of qualifying pathogens that may have the potential to propose or cause a great threat. According to the FDA, this proposed rule would implement a provision of the Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now of the FDA. This regulation would assist in reassuring the development of new antibacterial and antifungal drugs. Before the development of new drugs, the FDA must take into consideration the effect on public health due to drug- resistant organisms in humans. The purpose of this paper will be to discuss and highlight what this regulation truly means and the issues surrounding it.

Some food can heal, some food can harm. One of the foundational principles behind First Lady Michelle Obama's 'Let's Move' campaign is that it is vitally necessary for our nation's future that all citizens, particularly children, eat a healthy and balanced diet. Part of making good choices is making informed choices. That is the rationale behind food labeling laws: it is essential that consumers are given the information to make choices about the food they decide to serve on their tables. Consumers, thanks to current regulations, can avoid purchasing food at the supermarket that they feel is too high in calories or sugar, or not high enough in fiber or nutrients for their families. The demand to inform consumers about the foods that they eat has increased: fast food calorie labeling laws are proliferating and the cry to label foods that contain gluten and dairy has also increased in volume. Many consumers are also concerned about GMOs. At Whole Foods, in deference to these concerns, we have made a pledge: "all our products meet our strict Quality Standards that means no artificial ingredients or hydrogenated fats... we never add high-fructose corn syrup and avoid genetically modified ingredients" (Whole Foods Market brands, 2012, Whole Foods).

One may agree with the government regulating our food. If the government regulate our food, food will be healthier. Fast food will sell less unhealthy food. Restaurants will also sell less unhealthy food. Looking at calories on menus will let people decide what they want to get. By looking for how much calories that something contains. This will most likely make people want to go out and eat because of the healthy foods at fast food and restaurants. This will also bring in more people which means more money.

Since the Agricultural Revolution, people have been using nature as the basis for the creation of artificial foods. At the dawn of the Tech Age and in the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution, technology has enhanced our ability to do this, allowing us to create new industrially processed foods. With this power, also comes the responsibility and challenge of keeping a healthy diet. This challenge is a monumental one, as poor diet and inadequate physical activity together account for at least 300,000 deaths in the United States annually. One example of an industrial food source which has challenged our ability to keep a healthy diet in the twenty-first century is trans fat. Despite its health risks, trans fat possesses

I believe their should be rules regulating health and nutrition in schools. if I were a school official I would make the rules more lenient. I would make getting a fruit or vegetable mandatory, but I would let you choose the serving and choose only what you want to eat. there is no point in forcing food on children it would just waste money.

In the United State of America, fast food is the king of foods. In our daily lives, we are so busy that we resort to purchasing food that is not too healthy. Fast-food restaurants like McDonalds, sell products that are enriched with trans fats. An issue with trans fats, they have been proven to cause health concerns. However, According to sciencedaily.com, an Alberta researcher Flora Wang stated not all trans fats are bad for you. As a matter a fact, certain trans fats are actually good for your body. Flora Wang promoted that trans vaccenic acid, which is found in trans fat, help the body by decrease the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. After reading the article, I found that Flora did not move her research past rats and never

Most of the trans fat is found in processed and packaged food and is evident that this is a major cause of heart disease. In early years, most people were not aware of the consequences of trans fats; today there is more awareness and the FDA has now required food manufactures to display trans fat in processed, package foods. The FDA continues to work on the elimination of trans fat to completely banning it from being used in processed, package foods. (Forbes,

The new FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010 (FSMA) was signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011. It aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus of federal regulators from responding to contamination to preventing it rather than relying primarily on reacting to problems after they occur. Everyone play a role in ensuring safe food from field to fork. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is the major inspection and reorganize of United State food safety practice since 1938. This is a big change to US food system, since the new regulations are not just for farms, but facilities that process food for people to eat. These new regulations are important for the food and Drug Administration to get these regulations right, thus that they improve food safety.

In my opinion, it is the consumers responsibility to make a better choices on what they are putting in their bodies. I think when consumers are more knowledgeable of how harmful trans fat to our body the company who uses trans fat on their products will be go out of business. I think that it is a great help to American health if the companies who uses trans fat will be ban. Not a lot of people are aware of the ingredients they are buying. Some people buy chips for taste, texture, etc. I bet you my grandmother have no idea about trans fat, so I think another solution is to educate people about food and nutrients. I am grateful that some of the companies are actually eliminating trans fat to their products even if they cause them money and these