Controversial Issues in Food

1) Menu Labeling Calories in Restaurants--- http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2009/07/menu-labeling-law-takes-effect-how-many-calories-in-that-sandwich.html

Calories counting has become essential for people and their diets. Th trend towards a healthier lifestyle has forced the great state of California to create a law requiring the calorie count to be displayed along with the food item. This shift toward a more health conscious society, has made many small mom and pop chains to meet the demand of the new law. The law even though helpful for health conscious people, also make people rethink what they are ordering now.


2) Labor Rights in Restaurants--- http://www.callaborlaw.com/archives/court-decisions-ninth-circuit-upholds-san-franciscos-employer-health-care-mandate.html

Labor Rights will always be an issue. But in a city like San Francsico, with its high rent and living expenses-- are making it hard for resturants to keep out of the "red" and provide basic labor rights to its workers. this is putting a strian not only on the workers, resturants, and customers. But also the state! Many part time workers are complaining of harsh work conditions and low pay, thus taking legal actions or asking for support from local, state, and federal governments.


3) Health and Sanitation in Restaurants--- http://restaurants.about.com/od/foodsafetylaw/a/FoodSafety.htm

This will always be a huge controversy in restarurants and food! Food health and preperations force many small time restaurants to meet the demands that sometimes are hard to accomodate, but are vital to the consumers health! We all want to enjoy a meal out, but we dont want to have this issue over our heads!


4) Food Security and Prevention measures--- http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocuments/FoodDefenseandEmergencyResponse/ucm082751.htm

The biggest expense that not apparent to people outside the kitchen is the amount of waste that a restaurant goes thru. Many small establishments don't have updated technology when it comes to food storage-- this can cause food to spoil, bacteria to accumulate, and thousands of dollars to be wasted. But the biggest concern is for the consumer, when food maybe out of date but still be cooked in thier meal!


5) Marketing Fast Food towards children--- http://www.marketingpower.com/AboutAMA/Pages/AMA%20Publications/AMA%20Journals/Journal%20of%20Public%20Policy%20Marketing/TOCS/summary%20fall%2007/FastFoodjppmfall07.aspx

Fast Food will always be something in American society. But the trend of obestiy over the past fifty years has forced people to pondered why so many Americans enjoy those salty, fatty, and greasy filled establishments. Many people noticed that many of the fast food giants are not only putting their establishments in high poverty areas, but also the majority of their marketing is geared towards children under twelve!