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So far it looks like 8 voters who perhaps rode the short bus as children and are incapable of being responsible for what goes into their mouth.
I can't agree that the consumer is the only person responsible.
This is done daily, and the tobbaco industry make an industry off doing it. a
So if you eat salmonella tainted meat you believe it's your sole responsibility?
LOL - I didn't get this until I saw the poll.
I disagree. Unless you don't know what in the product this is false. If I tell you the cyanide would make you popular and you knew it would kill you and you took it them you are 100% guilty and I am 100% innocent. It doesn't matter what I tell you if you know the truth.
We have history. The tobacco industy did exactly what I suggested. Not only that, who was notified of pink slim? Regardless of whether you htink it is bad or not, people were not told it was in their food. As much as I have a responsibility for my decisions, a company or coproation has a responsibility to be a good and responsible business person. Responsibility does not swing one way.
We're not living in the age of company secrecy - per the pink slime. . .I guess it grosses some people out. But bite into a nugget and tell me that's not super-processed :shrug: . . which I love, by the way - probably one of my favorite things; mcnuggets with a sinful bathing of honey.
I should have posted this video and said in honor of the 8 who are incapable of being responsible for what goes into their mouths.
stephen lynch special ed@ frostburg md - YouTube
It is sadly very true that to eat healthy is expensive.
We did not know it was there. That is secrecy. And there is even deception on labels. Try and figure out what natural actually means. So, I contend things have not changed that much. I also contend, that even you want to harm yourself, that doesn't remove my responsibility. Didn't dr. Jack go to jail? While I concede there are gray areas, in this country, we are far to willing IMHO to let business ignore their responibsility to be decent citizens of the country, removing all responsibility from.
We did not know it was there. That is secrecy. And there is even deception on labels. Try and figure out what natural actually means. So, I contend things have not changed that much. I also contend, that even you want to harm yourself, that doesn't remove my responsibility. Didn't dr. Jack go to jail? While I concede there are gray areas, in this country, we are far to willing IMHO to let business ignore their responibsility to be decent citizens of the country, removing all responsibility from.
That is not the reason why I posted that. People should conduct there due diligence prior to buying to food. Some foods are outdated. some are packaged according to a foreign country's standards that would fall short in the US.
If you don't trust the idea of maybe not knowing the process that went into making something then just don't eat it :shrug:
I'd have to grow my own. No, the point is we do not know. There is deception. And when we see deregulation, we see the consequences pop up now and again. The point is one of responsibility. I see personal responsibility. But I also see corporate responsibility. I do not understand why you or anyone wants to excuse them of responsibility for their actions.
A person cannot abdicate their responsibility for their own action or inaction regarding their choices then blame others if they become obese or suffer ill health.
How much choice do you have when processed food is more affordable, but loaded with hidden sugar? They took out the fat, but replaced it with sugar to add taste.
The responsibility is still entirely up to the consumer. If they don't even bother to find out what's in the food they're eating, they're responsible for their own ignorance.How much choice do you have when processed food is more affordable, but loaded with hidden sugar?
It's profit over safety...safety of the food and safety of the workers who process the food....
Meatpacking pace under fire
Ugh, imagine someone's blood getting on the meat that ends up on your dinner table and all because Tyson won't slow down the processing line as recommended by US regulators. With congress under funding the FDA and other regulatory agencies this kind of thing is going on daily. We have no idea what we're eating. We don't know whether the corn we're eating is the same corn that was genetically modified to make pigs fatter or if it's even safe to eat...but we do know that 80% of the corn we eat is now GM.....
Monsanto's GMO Corn Linked To Organ Failure, Study Reveals
Of course, people getting sick from food creates jobs in the medical industry, so it's all good. But then who is regulating the medical industry now that their under funded too. Oh well, it's creating jobs in the mortuary industry, so its all good.
The human body and brain were adapted to help monkey-men hunt and gather food in the plains of Africa. Our appreciation for sweet and salty foods were necessary back then, but not so much now that we've invented agribusinesses. Resisting our natural gravitation towards sweets and salts takes up mental energy, since you have to mentally push yourself to eat leafy greens instead of cheeseburgers. This is obviously much harder when society paves the road to cheeseburgers and soda into a four lane highway and leaves the road to leafy greens a small dirt path.
People are going to bitch, but if the government is eventually going to have to foot part of the bill for their medical expenses, they've definitely got an interest in moderating excesses. "A pinch of prevention is worth a pound of cure," or however that adage goes. I say the government should use a light touch, but accept that people profiting from the status quo are going to get pissed off no matter what. We should definitely tweak farm subsidies so that taxpayers aren't subsidizing crap like high fructose corn oil. Public education campaigns are a no brainer. I also wonder about giving tax breaks to people that get a clean bill of health from their doctors.
Fundamental Attribution Error.
The responsibility is still entirely up to the consumer. If they don't even bother to find out what's in the food they're eating, they're responsible for their own ignorance.
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