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And it did increase costs and it does nothing to benefit the consumer.
It's just another bureaucratic layer of regulation and cost.
Do you really think people need to be told that sugar cookies have a lot of sugar? Do you really think that people need to be told that potato chips have a lot of salt?
It's a lot of benefit to me, and to many others who share my desire to eat food with fewer ingredients, lower sodium, etc. Of course people don't need to know that sugar cookies have sugar, or that potato chips have salt, but I regularly read labels to decide which products to choose.
Some recent examples: canned tomatoes (my own homegrown, organic tomatoes aren't ripe, and I wanted to make sauce) - checked the ingredients to make sure they contained fewer than five ingredients, and all were natural. Also checked sodium count.
Canned beans (wanted to make dip for last minute party, so didn't have time to soak my own) - made sure the only ingredients were beans and salt, and checked sodium content. Did you know most major brands, including store brands of beans contain HFCS? Gross!
There is no question that the labeling allows consumers even more CHOICE.
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It's a lot of benefit to me, and to many others who share my desire to eat food with fewer ingredients, lower sodium, etc. Of course people don't need to know that sugar cookies have sugar, or that potato chips have salt, but I regularly read labels to decide which products to choose.
Some recent examples: canned tomatoes (my own homegrown, organic tomatoes aren't ripe, and I wanted to make sauce) - checked the ingredients to make sure they contained fewer than five ingredients, and all were natural. Also checked sodium count.
Canned beans (wanted to make dip for last minute party, so didn't have time to soak my own) - made sure the only ingredients were beans and salt, and checked sodium content. Did you know most major brands, including store brands of beans contain HFCS? Gross!
There is no question that the labeling allows consumers even more CHOICE.
Then educate yourself. Take a nutrition class. Don't settle for being told what you can and can't eat. Educate yourself so you can think for yourself.
You may assume all you wish.
Freedom does not require knowledge. Freedom requires only choice. Knowledge may be helpful, but it is not required for freedom. Regardless, this isn't about knowledge; it's about limiting the choices.
I can't see any other possibility. As for knowledge and freedom, well, I am not surprised at your take. The way I see it... you can't be free unless you are aware of your choices.
It wasn't meant to be personal. So let me restate.
The problem can be easily solved if people quit buying bad food products. We don't need the government telling people what to eat.
Then one needs to start with Big Food, and I honestly dont see them reformulating product.
They know they have a lock with the fat/sugar/salt trigger to overeating, they will not stop adding that to pre-packaged foods until they are forced to.
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What are you talking about? Did you even read what I wrote?
Yes, I read it. I don't know how I managed to quote you though. Sorry. I was intending to quote someone else but my page minimized (or jumped ahead or back rather--not sure what happened) and I hit the back button and responded to the quote without seeing the wrong one came back to me.
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