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Keep Out Fda: Food Manufacturers' Ability To Effectively Self-Regulate Front-Of-Package Food Labeling, Ellen A. Black
Keep Out Fda: Food Manufacturers' Ability To Effectively Self-Regulate Front-Of-Package Food Labeling, Ellen A. Black
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The headlines on any given day claim that the American "obesity epidemic" continues to worsen.' According to these headlines, Americans, both adults and children, are increasingly becoming more obese, are more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes, and will likely prematurely die due to this preventable disease. Numerous private industries, as well as the government, seek to rescue Americans from this crisis. As the obesity epidemic debate intensifies, the call for more government regulation correspondingly grows. There are critics, however, who question the legitimacy of this epidemic and the need for more regulation. For example, some well-known scholars opine that …