United Kingdom's New Color-coded Plan For Food Products
Robert Paul Reyes
March 10, 2006
According to the "Daily Mail", the United Kingdoms' Food Standards Agency has come up with a plan that would involve putting red, amber and green logos on the front of food products to identify whether they are high in fat, sugar or salt.
"Red would mean it was high in a particular ingredient and should not be eaten often. Amber would suggest moderate consumption and green would equate to healthy." This is an excerpt from the "Daily Mail" article.
The system is voluntary and most food corporations are opposed to the system, but if major supermarkets adopt the color-coded plan for their generic and private labels, it might force food companies to go along with the scheme.
I hope this crazy idea doesn't migrate to this side of the pond, we aren't children and we don't need bureaucrats telling us what to eat.
When I was a kid I got an earful of "eat your broccoli" and "stop eating so much candy", now that I'm a responsible adult I don't want Big Brother haranguing me when I'm at the supermarket.
This scheme implies that some foods are inherently bad, and this is simply not the case. A package of Twinkees would undoubtedly be given a red warning for its high sugar content, but there's nothing wrong with consuming this heavenly delight.
The Bible admonishes us to "do all things in moderation", there is nothing wrong with eating Doritos, Twinkees, Cheetos, Pringles, Ding Dongs, Dove Bars or Snicker Bars -- as long as you do it in moderation.
There is a "warning label" overload, every product seems to have some kind of warning label. I'm surprised that infants aren't stamped with a "Life can be hazardous to your health" warning as soon as they come out of the womb.
Enough is enough, let me enjoy my Twinkees without having to stare at a red warning logo.
"Red would mean it was high in a particular ingredient and should not be eaten often. Amber would suggest moderate consumption and green would equate to healthy." This is an excerpt from the "Daily Mail" article.
The system is voluntary and most food corporations are opposed to the system, but if major supermarkets adopt the color-coded plan for their generic and private labels, it might force food companies to go along with the scheme.
I hope this crazy idea doesn't migrate to this side of the pond, we aren't children and we don't need bureaucrats telling us what to eat.
When I was a kid I got an earful of "eat your broccoli" and "stop eating so much candy", now that I'm a responsible adult I don't want Big Brother haranguing me when I'm at the supermarket.
This scheme implies that some foods are inherently bad, and this is simply not the case. A package of Twinkees would undoubtedly be given a red warning for its high sugar content, but there's nothing wrong with consuming this heavenly delight.
The Bible admonishes us to "do all things in moderation", there is nothing wrong with eating Doritos, Twinkees, Cheetos, Pringles, Ding Dongs, Dove Bars or Snicker Bars -- as long as you do it in moderation.
There is a "warning label" overload, every product seems to have some kind of warning label. I'm surprised that infants aren't stamped with a "Life can be hazardous to your health" warning as soon as they come out of the womb.
Enough is enough, let me enjoy my Twinkees without having to stare at a red warning logo.
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