Comments on: Do traffic-light labels work? Maybe not.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:22:43 +0000

So true! Anything that comes in a box should probably also come with a warning label.

By: EdSanDiego

EdSanDiego — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:59:51 +0000

The First Amendment; The Right of Free Speech would be a barrier, unfortunately.

By: Anthro

Anthro — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:08:53 +0000

@Lauren Slayton – That’s a very good point and something I wondered about as well. Perhaps “no claims” for any packaged food–period. After all, no food, in isolation, is the end-all for nutrition.

By: Lauren Slayton

Lauren Slayton — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:50:39 +0000

Great idea, I am all for a “no claims” approach. The caveat (and food companies love caveats) would be the criteria for defining a “junk food.”

By: Denis Stearns

Denis Stearns — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:37:04 +0000

Best. Idea. Ever. Second suggestion: Among the more important ideas the government should be worrying about is cooking instructions, which no one checks. (Remember the awful cooking instructions on the pot pies that caused so much injury?)

By: Anthro

Anthro — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:14:08 +0000

A very good thought. And so simple

Sadly, I know some very well-to-do people who own shares in “Big Food” companies. These people vote and give large sums to political campaigns. Hmmmm…what’s wrong with this picture?

I do not own any shares in any food production companies.

By: Mark LaFountain

Mark LaFountain — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:17:27 +0000

Amen!