Food poison

[cooolandrew]

They are at it again trying to pass a bill to allow corporations not to label foods for ingredients. Therefore allowing toxic chemicals in food. watch on www.cspan.com live feed at bottom of page cspan 1.

[LiberalEsto]

1. People with food allergies will be at risk

My daughter is deathly allergic to peanuts, all tree nuts and mangos.

She has been taught from an early age to read labels and ask questions before eating anything.

This is a life-or-death issue for people with food allergies.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. this is a very, very bad bill!

several Dems have gotten up to speak against it, but Gingrey is the only Repug I've heard shilling for it, I think he was the one that wrote it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x556195

[acmejack]

3. And to think he is allegedly a Doctor.

He is an MD, however.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. pull his licence! at the end he was going on and on about fish

being good for you, and totally downplaying the mercury risk. what a quack! I hope he's not still treating patients! :wow:

[serryjw]

5. Spend the last 2 days vomiting from

food poisoning from Chinese food. It was terrible. I am so weak I can't even go to work.

[kineneb]

6. don't forget all the diabetics out there

who read food labels religously, as if their life depended on it (which it does)
and those on dialysis, who need to know sodium content

[Jane Austin]

10. Hope they don't do this to dog foods.

I have an older dog with a brain tumor (treated with surgery and radiation, so we're hopeful).

His brain, however, has been so traumatized that he throws seizures if he eats the smallest amount of rosemary.

I know this sounds crazy, but we have enough anecdotal evidence to keep him far, far away from rosemary, and I have to read labels to make sure.

This rosemary/seizure connection is seen in humans, too, so I'd think keeping this law in effect would be pretty important to those dealing with epilepsy.




(edited to add last sentence.)

[KingFlorez]

7. So they don't care if people get sick?

They are trying to get the corporations more profits. By not listing ingredients on food, people will be unaware of the junk they use and will buy it. Republicans are so rotten.

[Katherine Brengle]

8. Time to re-read The Jungle--everything is coming full circle. n/t

[ThatsMyBarack]

9. Maybe der Chimpler's "buddies"....

....will get special secret-club glasses so only they will be the only ones who can read the secret ingredients. :crazy:

[ecoalex]

11. More Compassionate Conservatism

Pass the no label Kool Aid