Menu-Labeling Enforcement

Zinczencko complains that unlike many other hazardous items, fast food does not come with warnings on how terrible the food is for one’s health and its future effects. He emphasizes that even if the customers were able to obtain the nutritional facts, they are not palpable, but rather obscure. He points out that the fast-food companies make the nutrition labels vague and misleading; they calculate the calories for every separate part of the meal, and they make it so the consumer must pay attention to serving size as well. He observes that the fast-food industry can get away with confusing labels because there are not any Food and Drug Administration labeling requisites (Word Smart, p. 220) covering fast food. Zinczenko complains that there is not any sort of nutritional labeling on the menus at fast-food restaurants. Now, nine years later, there are some changes, but his point is still valid. McDonald’s menu now states the calories of each meal, but as Zinczenko points out, it is very difficult to

Research shows that when such information is given, customers use it to limit the way they eat. This can consume an average loss of calories than they typically did before labeling. This trend poses increased risk, not just in terms of calories, but in terms of unhealthful ingredients such as fat and sodium. According to the passage, "the U.S. government agrees that restaurant meals should be labeled. It is part of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, which requires that standard menu items include information on nutrition 1". This poses that fast food places and restaurants should in fact label information, not only for ones own health but it is required.

In Australia exist several restaurants which give to the costumer fast food, as Mc Donald, KFC, Hungry Jack’s, Subway. All of them offer to the costumer fast food, but Subway offer something different as such healthy food.

(2)Right now it is up to 10 years in the making and the proposed labels will also overhaul on the serving sizes. I think by the time the new labels are done being created there will be more people reading the labels and will now need to figure out how to read the new labels. I think instead of changing the labels we should spend more money in trying to educate people on how to read the labels now. The new labels could raise costs of food up to $10 per package.

If you were to go to a restaurant, you would want to know what the nutritional values of the food were, would you not? The labels you see on bags of potato chips or a drink are called nutritional labels (also known as food labels), which show you how much calories, proteins, fats, or a lot more that the item has. In fact, the government made it illegal to make products to sell at stores without the nutritional label. Did you know that restaurants are not required by law to have a label on any of their products? The government needs to make a law to make restaurants put the nutritional values on their foods.

If restaurants did not have these nutritional facts people on diets would not know what they are eating. They will assume that it is healthy when it is not. Some pregnant women have to eat a certain type of foods for their baby. Some pregnant women need to eat less or more calories, carbs, vitamins, and fats. At Walmart you are able to see what some items are like they will use the words “ Lite, Lowfat, or Heart Smart.” If restaurants had something similar or, just have the information we would have healthy babies and healthy citizens. In the passage “Label the Meals,” it states that “only 18 percent of people started to go out to eat in the 1977 30 years later the percentage almost doubled.” If resturants did not have these facts posted a

One of the author's good points, is the fact that even though fast food restaurants have now started showing their food's nutritional values, they seem to deliberately show them in such a way that makes it easy to miss a few important details.

First, I can agree most of half of the world don't look at the food labeling on the back when they order food, but that doesn't mean we just need to take food labeling off of food and menus completely. Positive things that the food labeling can provent is diabetes and heart problems. So by taking the food labeling off it can bring back many of theses problems for many people.Proven facts from the story labin the meals can support my facts too one sentence from the text that supports this is “The average purchase contained about 100 percent fewer calories when the information was provided. The U.S. government agrees that restaurant meals should be labeled. It is part of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, which requires that standard menu items include information on nutrition.

Food and Drug Administration has proposed the menu-labeling rule in year 2011 and the final rule was completed in December 2014. The rule commends that franchise restaurants and food chains stores will be required to include calorie count on the menu and labels under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In December 2015, the law will be in effect nationally (Health Affairs, 2015). This law only is applicable for regular menu items except daily specials and alcoholic beverages. The required information to be included on the menu is following; calorie counts, average daily calorie intake, and alternative options for ingredients (Health Affairs, 2015). In 2007, New York City started requiring the chain restaurants to indicate the calories on menu

We as Americans live in a nation that has succumbed to the obesity epidemic. Research shows that “Over the past 25 years, U.S. obesity prevalence has doubled, and Americans are consuming more meals away from home” (Auchincloss). Civilians are eating foods that are driving them on a path towards high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease and even cancer without them even realizing it. The main benefactor of these diseases are said to be chain restaurants who are feeding individuals food that could possibly be detrimental to their health and shorten their lifespans. About six years ago, Philadelphia passed a law called the Menu Labeling Law that made it necessary for all chain restaurants with fifteen or more outlets to provide nutritional information about the food they serve to their customers in hopes of combatting this epidemic. “According to statistics from the mayor’s office, in 2008 64 percent of adults and 57 percent of children in Philadelphia were overweight or obese” (Mayes). These statistics are astounding to even grasp. Many businesses took this law as something that would harm their profits while the government believed it would sway the obesity rates to the smaller side of the spectrum, but when it came to health it was what people needed to steer them in the right direction. One chain restaurant in particular that must follow this law is the Subway right on Liacouras walkway. In relation to health this law serves as a

If you’re eating things that you thought were food, you’ll probably sue the fast food company. 65% of fast food restaurants add chemical in their foods such as KFC and McDonalds. People that eat fast food everyday are actually eating mutated animals with chemicals shot in them. For the past twelve years fast foods restaurants have found a way to make their meats bigger. The government need to quickly put warning labels on fast foods because this is out of control. The public wants to know what they’re consuming. Right now obesity rates are going up because of fast foods. Fast food restaurants need warning labels for the following reasons: people want to know what they’re eating, they may be allergic to a product, their body may cant take extra

These new federal rules that are expected to take effect in December of 2016, will require all food establishments to comply with the same federal requirements, helping to prevent situations in which food establishments subject to federal requirements have to comply with different rules in other states.

Subway Sandwich effectively competes with other fast-food restaurants by including and promoting healthier meals into its menu, as demonstrated by

More applicable for specialist dining establishments (such as those in hospitals) or catering companies, the ability to provide nutritional information on the food you serve can offer you a competitive edge, and reassure customers particularly in areas such as school dinners, for example.

I sat in a Subway® restaurant for about 25 minutes, observing people ordering sandwiches, and observing the Subway® staff interact with their customers. I suppose, along with my Unit 1 DQ2 on binge eating disorder, you could say that I’m fascinated with people’s relationships with food. Well, it’s personal. I’ve been struggling with my weight for a long time now. So, that’s the why.