Comments on: No wonder food companies don’t like traffic lights http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/02/no-wonder-food-companies-dont-like-traffic-lights/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:07:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: joe cote http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/02/no-wonder-food-companies-dont-like-traffic-lights/comment-page-1/#comment-14432 joe cote Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:00:07 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1145#comment-14432 What about the folks that have some level of red/green colorblindness? Personally, there are times when I can't tell the difference, usually depending on the shade of red/green and also the size of the dots. If the labels always had the word 'low' or 'high' that would be fine (but then why have the colors....?) Anyway, I try to buy "food" not "food products", so this really doesn't affect our household much. What about the folks that have some level of red/green colorblindness? Personally, there are times when I can’t tell the difference, usually depending on the shade of red/green and also the size of the dots. If the labels always had the word ‘low’ or ‘high’ that would be fine (but then why have the colors….?)

Anyway, I try to buy “food” not “food products”, so this really doesn’t affect our household much.

]]> By: Comparing effectiveness of medical treatments « Later On http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/02/no-wonder-food-companies-dont-like-traffic-lights/comment-page-1/#comment-12346 Comparing effectiveness of medical treatments « Later On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:14:40 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1145#comment-12346 [...] ignorance (cf. Sarah Palin), though business in general seems to prefer uninformed customers. (See this post by Marion Nestle.) Here’s the story in the LA Times, and here are a couple of snippets: The [...] [...] ignorance (cf. Sarah Palin), though business in general seems to prefer uninformed customers. (See this post by Marion Nestle.) Here’s the story in the LA Times, and here are a couple of snippets: The [...]

]]> By: Leisureguy http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/02/no-wonder-food-companies-dont-like-traffic-lights/comment-page-1/#comment-12345 Leisureguy Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:09:11 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1145#comment-12345 Seems like the consumers have the right idea: pick foods without the red flags. Seems like the consumers have the right idea: pick foods without the red flags.

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