Re: Are we protected from Junk Food Corporations?

From: Jeff (kidsdoc2000_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:11:39 -0400

"DonQuijote1954" <nolionnoproblem@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4e4a3f58.0408291358.74b11672@posting.google.com...
> The legislation is moving to protect, of course, the rights of the
> food corporations not to be sued. How can they ever be on the side of
> the public?

They are. They require that food ingredients and nutrition content be given
to costumers who as for it. And the chains usually post this on their
websites.

The government requires that restaurant workers not touch the food (wear
gloves), not have rats running around, not advertise falsely, keep the food
either below 40 F or above 140 F (to prevent bacterial growth), etc.

I think this legislation, which only prevents the food companies from not
being sued for making people fat, is in the best interests of the public.
Otherwise, the food companies will have to raise prices and do other
negative things for people not using their brains.

> Even the new sugar intake guidelines is watered down to
> say nothing that offends big food corporations. They argue that
> whoever eats junk food is responsible for it...

Yeah. I have seen a lot of managers at fast food stores forcing people to
eat their junk. And all that candy, soda, etc., they eat at home is not at
fault.

Bottom line is that people have nutrition info available. They are the ones
who benefit when they follow it and the ones who suffer when they don't.

> It happens though that you can argue the same thing for cigarettes,
> whose manufacturers are very much liable for it.

Cigarette makers are only responsible for not telling costumers about the
dangers of smoking. Not for making cigerettes dangerous.

> And then there's the
> other issue of smoking being a decision that you take when you are an
> adult, not a helpless child in front of the television screen who's
> bombarded with "Happy Meal" propaganda.

And parents are responsible for helping kids make these decisions and learn
how to make them well.

> Sure enough, there's legislation banning advertising on children
> television in Denmark and other Scandinavian countries. Should others
> be protected as well?

No arguement here.

Illegally copied article deleted.

Jeff

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