Federal Food

Government Regulation of Fast Food Last week I was sitting in my honors chemistry class when we were talking about chemical reactions. My teacher, Mr. Bullard, brought up a video and did not tell anyone what is was about; he likes to do that type of thing. As the video began to play, we realized where it was headed, it was an experiment about how the acid in our bodies break down food. The scientist put a real one hundred percent beef patty in a solution similar to our stomach acid and it broke…

Congress strengthening food safety regulations. Agencies and Federations have been monitoring food safety for decades now; even meat has been regulated as early as the Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906. Food standards have improved greatly over the past century, with now 28 states running their own regulatory meat programs. ("Federal Food Safety" 99). Controversy on whether or not Congress should further strengthen food safety regulations has…

The Food Pyramid Hoax We are what we eat, but the federal government believes we are a bunch of jackasses who will eat what they deemed healthful. We are bombarded daily with the food industries lies and deceit and it is rational for the average person to seek guidance. Most people turn to the USDA’s Food pyramid, but time has shown that the federal government interference in the food guidance, with the issuing of the pyramids, has been a dangerous failure. According to Kim Severson in…

“The USDA says 1 million fewer students nationwide are eating federal school lunches…”(1M).The nutritional standards enacted by congress in 2012 were established to promote healthy food choices that included all the major food groups. The intent was also to decrease calories in order to combat the rise of obesity in children. Within the guidelines, students in grades 9-12, for example would have a lunch tray that was”... 750-850 calories, which contained less than ten percent saturated fats,…

Sanitary Surveillance is a federal agency that is responsible for overseeing the production and registration of drugs, food additives, medical devices, and tobacco and tobacco products (USDA 2005). The Ministry of Health is very similar to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in the United States. The FDA is a federal agency that aims at protecting the health of consumers whether it is people or animals. Brazil is also looking at the labeling of genetically modified foods from another…

As an American citizen, individuals are entitled to various means of assistance from not only the federal government, but from state legislature as well. However, as part of a recently formed Congressional Committee, I am faced with the decision of choosing to eliminate one of three vital welfare programs due to their being no option for reconstruction of any one of these programs. Options at hand for removal include Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income…

Life-Threatening Obesogenic Foods Today’s generation may be the first to be buried before the parents. As a result of the young people’s unhealthy eating habits, America’s obesity rates continue to increase and the need for a change is indisputable. An immediate change in eating habits and physical lifestyles must be made before the obesity epidemic can no longer be reversed. The fast-food industry, though largely culpable, is not the only contributor to this issue. The government’s failure to…

benefits and difficulties with following the lists of allowed food products, it becomes a bane for the school board. As Michelle Obama once said, “You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world 's problems at once but don 't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take…

enough food to live a healthy lifestyle. This is the biggest problem affecting a considerable amount of the human population. Hunger and hunger related illnesses kill just over 6 million children a year. Hunger is not partial to race or gender, it’s a problem in all corners of the world, it affects people in even the most developed countries. The more humans progress the more this problem, logically, should diminish but that is not the case as of now. The problem does not lie in the lack of food…

If a producer is harming its customers, then rightfully legal action should be taken. The desire to avoid this should motivate companies to produce beneficial products for its consumers. I believe that we should not need to regulate the labels on food products, except in circumstances where immediate health risks are present, such as in the case of allergies. It is my expectation that most producers will label their products with the ingredients, so as to inform their customers as to what they…