@USATODAY: #BREAKING FDA will require food companies to phase out trans fats

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  • snikkins
    snikkins Posts: 1,282 Member
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    enterdanger wrote: »
    Welcome to America. The land of the over-governed.

    Seriously, aren't there more important things to worry about. Things that really need the government's attention like global warming, pollution, ISIS, North Korea...

    So what does the US make a priority...transfat. Something that is already on labels and everyone knows is bad for them.

    Ship all the trans-fat to Syria

    2 problems solved


    I should be president

    I'm down.

  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    mwyvr wrote: »
    Acg67 wrote: »
    Eudoxy wrote: »
    How is that government overreach? If it's not safe to eat, that's the fda doing its job.

    Context and dosage do not matter

    so in your opinion the government should phase out/ban anything that is not safe to eat without taking dosage into account? So ban all food and drink?

    There are many compounds in various foods that are not considered healthy, and are not permitted to be added to foodstuffs, but are naturally occurring.

    From the act:
    §402. A food shall be deemed to be adulterated—(a) (1) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance such food shall not be considered adulterated under this clause if the quantity of such substance in such food does not ordinarily render it injurious to health…

    It is a perfectly consistent policy to allow such low doses of these naturally occurring compounds to enter the food system while at the same time putting into effect a ban on the food industry from adding industrially produced hydrogenated fats to foodstuffs.

    This isn't government overreach, this is government doing something for the greater good.

    A little late, but good nonetheless.

    It is not consistent. In order for a substance to be poisonous or deleterious which may render it injurious to health is wholly dependant on dosage.

    What is the greater good here? Protecting idiots from themselves? In which case you could make the argument for banning everything?
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    enterdanger wrote: »
    Welcome to America. The land of the over-governed.

    Seriously, aren't there more important things to worry about. Things that really need the government's attention like global warming, pollution, ISIS, North Korea...

    So what does the US make a priority...transfat. Something that is already on labels and everyone knows is bad for them.

    Ship all the trans-fat to Syria

    2 problems solved


    I should be president
    You got my vote!! ;)
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