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We Have the RIGHT to Know What's in Our Food
It's time to get serious about what's in the food we eat. Today, the Obama Administration rolled out a new proposed "Nutrition Facts" label to replace the current nutrition labeling on foods, and it doesn't go anywhere near far enough. The new proposed labeling would display calories in a larger and bolder type, would include categories like "Avoid Too Much" and "Get Enough," and for the first time would include an added sugars category.
The new labeling is supposed to reflect the changes in nutrition science that have occurred since food labeling and nutrition facts were first rolled two decades ago. While fats were the focus back in the 1980's, nutritionists today are more concerned with overall calorie intake.
Speaking about the new labels, Mrs. Obama said that, "Our guiding principle here is very simple, that you as a parent and a consumer should be able to walk into your local grocery store, pick up an item off the shelf and be able to tell whether it's good for your family." Mrs. Obama is absolutely right. We have the right to know what's in the food that we eat, and if it's actually healthy for us.
But to achieve that goal, we need to go beyond a new nutrition facts label, and start labeling ALL of the things that are in the foods that we eat. And that starts with labeling all genetically modified foods.
-Thom
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