Posted on 01/24/2003 10:37:08 PM PST by farmfriend
Quality Cheese Act of 2003
S.40
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 1/7/2003)
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2003 Referred to Senate committee.
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Title: A bill to prohibit products that contain dry ultra-filtered milk products or casein from being labeled as domestic natural cheese, and for other purposes.
COSPONSORS
Sen Jeffords, James M. - 1/7/2003 [VT]
Sen Leahy, Patrick J. - 1/9/2003 [VT]
SUMMARY AS OF:
1/7/2003--Introduced.
Quality Cheese Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration from using Federal funds to amend specified regulations to include dry ultra-filtered milk or casein in the definition of "milk" or "nonfat milk" as specified in the domestic natural standards for cheese and cheese products.
But Willie!!!
You are going, with nanny Fienstein and BIGGER government beyond "truth in labeling," WARNING as to what is a DANGER, all the way to labeling EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING!!!
Now we have to sort through further government induced confusion (and increasing expense), beyong warning labels into battling labels as to who gets a little competitive edge to the total exclusion of "caveat emptor," to say nothing of the total loss of common sense and true fairness!!!
You are paramountly concerned about "fairness," aren't you? Isn't that your most basic motivation? (although totally subjective, right?) Now you are complaining we need another layer of government to govern those we elect to govern, because they just can't seem to do what's right, no matter what! Right?
I can't remember whether you support "stop us before we sin again," campaign finance reform, or not. But it wouldn't surprise me if you did, based on the above love of redundant governance levels until we get to, "If I ruled the world..."
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Yeah, I gotta admit, I really don't like it when the feds get involved in micromanaging the production process.
But I also don't want artificial plastic/soy crap labled as real cheese. It would be nice if one could trust the market to sort this out. But the truth is, there's always some clymer out there who's willing to poison you in order to make a quick buck. I guess being called "inconsistant" is a small price to pay for the peace of mind knowing that something labeled "cheese" is actually real cheese.
Such consumer confidence is GOOD for the economy.
Granted!
However, not when the regulation becomes overbearing and unnecessarily costly and overly bureaucratic and even politicized, like I think it's being in this article.
If some clymer is willing to poison you... That is government's businsess, BIGTIME!!! Consumerism, almost more often than not, gets into the NaziNannyism and consumerist/environmental attorney parasites that I despise with a passion!
There! That was a pretty good, frank discussion. Thanks Willie!
It certainly is a two-edged sword at times. But let's not forget that some of this "consumer protection" regulation also protects honest, legitimate businesses from less than scrupulous competition.
Labeling issues may be mindboggling at times, but as long as people can be confident that the information is accurate and not misleading, it serves a beneficial purpose for all. So long as it doesn't get pervertedly spun around into a government dictated mandate that produces MUST follow a specific process or design of their product, to the EXCLUSION of all other options, I guess I have no problems with it. That is to say, they're still free to produce the "artificial" product if they want, so long as it's labeled as such.
Teddy Roosevelt may have started the food & drug regulation because of all the snake oil peddlers (remember Hadachol?) but the idea that consumers are so stupit that they can't determine what's good cheese is a sign the public indoctrination institutions (government schools) should be prosecuted for grand larceny!!!
Have you ever watched that bit Jay Leno does with ignorant young adults he finds on the streets of Hollywood? Now they may need protection by a Quality Cheese Act of 2003, as does the three dumbocrats sponsoring this LAW, but you and I don't!!!
Yes, that's an example where regulation went beyond "truth in labeling" to actual exlusion of alternatives.
The federal government is also heavily involve in automotive product design.
Almost more than the automotive industry itself.
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