As I've said repeatedly, I'm not in favor of regulation. I would like to see market pressures require restaurants to disclose this information, which, to a large extent, they already have.
Leaving that aside, I think that the objections that people have brought up are just not true. As I've mentioned before, the argument that it is cost prohibitive doesn't seem to be valid in light of the number of restaurants that already provide this information. Further, as I've stated before, I can sit in my kitchen and calculate the nutrition facts of any meal that I prepare in less than five minutes. This is super burdensome?
I really, really, don't believe you.
All well and good for the chains and big corporations, but at the corner mom & pop restaurant that changes it's menu from day to day and week to week, it's just not gonna work.
I realize you are not for making this a regulation or a law, but the people in this article that are pushing it are looking to do just that. CSPI claims to be a consumer advocate group just looking out for the nutrional needs of consumers, but in actuality they are seeking to destroy the food and hospitality industry as we currently know it.
I understand that you are not in favor of regulation but please be aware that the market pressures you speak of were facilitated by nanny state organizations like CSPI who have no real interest in public health and are all about greater state control of industry and individuals. The food police and their willing accomplices in the MSM have created alarm and calls for government intervention where there would be none otherwise. The fact that the fast food industry continues to enjoy sales growth proves that the people really aren't all that interested in nutritional information. I'd say the ongoing debate over obesity, which is just another issue about more government control over industry and individuals, being championed by the nanny staters and the MSM, also proves that there really is no groundswell of public opinion in favor of more nutritional information being readily available to people who could care less.
I think that the objections that people have brought up are just not true
Maybe not for fast food giants like McDonald's and KFC but remember, about half the restaurants in this country are independent operators. Asking them to provide accurate nutritional information, when their menus change regularly, is just another burden that they don't need. Especially when it's being called for by people who never took the time to learn the first thing about nutrition. Had these people, who care so much about having access to nutritional information, taken the time to learn some basics they wouldn't need to force these businesses to supply them with the information they feel they need.
As I've mentioned before, the argument that it is cost prohibitive doesn't seem to be valid in light of the number of restaurants that already provide this information.
The next time you eat in an independent operation be sure to ask the owner how he feels about this issue and why. I have no doubt that it will prove to be an elucidating experience for you.
Further, as I've stated before, I can sit in my kitchen and calculate the nutrition facts of any meal that I prepare in less than five minutes
Personal responsibility. What a concept!
This is super burdensome?
Be sure to include this question, with the others, when you talk with an independent operator.