Posted on 02/27/2014 11:22:30 AM PST by NormsRevenge
First Lady Michelle Obama has unveiled plans for the most sweeping overhaul of nutrition labels on US food packages in more than two decades.
Calorie counts will appear in larger, bolder type, and consumers will know for the first time whether foods have added sugars.
Under the Obama administration's plan, labels will also feature more realistic descriptions of a serving.
It is not clear whether the food industry will support the proposals. 'Families deserve better'
"You as a parent and a consumer should be able to walk into your local grocery store, pick up an item off the shelf and be able to tell whether it's good for your family," said Mrs Obama at the White House event on Thursday.
She added: "I know there will be many opinions on what this label should look like, but I think that we all can agree that families deserve more and better information about the food they eat."
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'Thoughtful review'
Mrs Obama made the announcement as part of her Let's Move initiative to combat child obesity, which is celebrating its fourth anniversary.
The proposals are open for a 90-day comment period and would be expected to take at least two years to implement, if approved.
The Grocery Manufacturers Association, which represents the nation's largest food companies, described it as a "thoughtful review", though it did not say whether it would back the plan.
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That fat ass black ugly bitch isn’t going to tell me what to eat!
I don’t read what’s on the label and could care less, I eat for flavor and pleasure and my health is none of that bitches business!!
I’m sure she came up with this idea. Yeah, right, whatever......
All unhealthy food with bear her image as a warning
http://asspos.blogspot.com/2014/01/obama-fighting-obesity-with-new-label.html
I heard the sound of millions of voices crying out in horror, and were silenced.
but they haven’t controlled what kind of cats i can have. yet.
tyranny at its worst
So how does this fatbutt Worst Lady (aka mooch-elle) deem herself as a food expert (hint: eating massive quantities doesn’t count).
Plus, it's dumb. Calling too much food a serving does not encourage people to eat less. Call the smaller amount a "suggested serving" and let the consumer take it from there.
Or how many...................
Old lardbutt doesn’t know how big her lardbutt is, does she?
And she dares to tell us there’s an epidemic of fatsos. Alls’ she’s gotta’ do is look in a wide mirror.
Can’t any of the 42 special attendants that she has tell her that she’s heavy of butt?
The MSM employees are "reporting" that Mrs. Obama is the most effective First Lady ever.
Her phenomenal success includes fewer fat kids.. solving a problem that concerned America for decades.
Not mentioned is how she did it.. parents cannot aford junk food nowadays.
lol
Tell me now how much I’ll have to adjust the grocery budget to accomodate this guaranteed price increase.
I can’t read the small print now so they’re going to make it even smaller.
Mind scarring.
The trauma!
The daughters are listed as “staff” so you can be sure the dogs get entitlement$ for posing at state dinner tables.
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