State House debating “Personal Responsibility In Food Consumption Act”
A producer, grower, manufacturer, packer, distributor, carrier, holder, marketer, or seller of a food or nonalcoholic beverage intended for human consumption, or an association of one or more of such entities, must not be subject to civil liability based on any individual’s or group of individuals’ purchase or consumption of food or nonalcoholic beverages in cases where liability arises from weight gain, obesity, or a health condition associated with weight gain or obesity and resulting from the individual’s or group of individuals’ long-term purchase or consumption of a food or nonalcoholic beverage.
So basically you can’t sue McDonald’s or anyone else in any kind of food supply chain if you get fat.
Upon first reading of the title of that bill, I got the impression that this law was going to mandate this personal responsibility with some sort of directive towards consumers, and I immediately thought of this MNspeak discussion on whether the government should place restrictions on the spending of EBT dollars. Fortunately, this is not the case.
I agree with the intent, but I don’t think it’s the best use of our time. Not that a long drawn out lawsuit would be.
(via Fantasy Legislature)
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This is garbage legislation. A bright shiny object that congress can use to distract us from what is important.
Let’s take a look at GMO labeling first.
Is GMO labeling really what’s important?
I’m sure they come up with sillier bills. This one isn’t so silly, when you think of the repercussions that a lawsuit - ridiculous or not - can have for a company. Fighting lawsuits cost money, and it’s the little people in a company who usually end up paying for it.
This is a fantastic bill. Only lawyers win when people bring lawsuits against food companies regarding obesity. This bill will put a curb to the madness. After all, nobody forces you to eat Big Macs, drink soda, gorge yourself on candy and enriched white bread. Pretty hard to claim naivete regarding ingredients these days, but folks still do.
Not saying GMOs are bad. Not saying they are good. But they should be identified so consumers can decide for themselves whether they want them in their food.