> On Thu, 20 May 1999 09:29:50 -0700, Charles Benbrook wrote:
>
> > More and more people are noticing the decisive differences in the
> >willingness and political ability of U.S. public health and regulatory
> >agencies to act in the face of adverse information documenting real risks.
>
> This in a country where the very same agency nevertheless requires a
> "Nutrition Facts" panel fully informing the American consumer of the
> protein content of mineral water, while denying any requests for GMO
> labelling and attempting to eliminate existing radiation labelling.
> Straight out of Kafka ...
>
> Americans have the most complete nutrition labelling of any country in
> the world, yet I have never seen an un-healthier, less fit lot than
> this.
>
> My cynical side says that in this nation --- where the favourite
> "vegetable" is French Fries, where Crisco gets 93% of its product
> revenue from seven southern states, and where close to a majority are
> obese (not just overweight) --- most people simply don't care whether
> or not they eat GMOs, and the regulators know it. If you have any
> doubts, look at photos from American service stations back in the '40s
> and '50s, and then look around the next time when you tank up.
>
> McDonalds was a true watershed in American food, health and nutrition,
> the arrival of that company pretty well marking the beginning of
> simultaneous disintegration in the farm economy and consumer health.
> GMO / irradiation and associated labelling / regulatory issues are but
> a symptom of the McFood phenomenon, which (I suspect) is why we're
> having so much trouble getting anywhere with the regulators.
>
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