Posted on 03/05/2012 4:09:34 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The next time you shop at the grocery store, you may see something new– nutrition labels on meat. The same types of labels you already find on other foods.
In 1993, the U.S. Department of Agriculture made nutrition labeling voluntary for many types of raw meats. The labeling becomes mandatory on Thursday.
The new rule affects all ground meat and poultry and 40 of the most popular cuts of meat in the United States such as chicken breasts, steaks, pork chops, roasts, lamb and veal. If the nutrition facts are not on the package, as in the case of some larger cuts of meat, look for posters or signs at the meat counter for this information.
"It's the kind of information that consumers are asking for and we just think it's about helping people make their own best choices by having the information that they need," says Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, Undersecretary for Food Safety at the USDA.
These labels or posters include listings of total calories, calories from fat, levels of saturated fat, protein, cholesterol, sodium and iron. In addition to showing the lean content for a particular meat, such as "90% lean," labels must now also include the fat percentage, in this example "10% fat."
"The information can also be used to comparison shop among products. If a consumer is concerned about total calories or saturated fat, for example, they can compare and contrast products and possibly make a selection based on the nutrient content of the food," says Registered Dietitian Heather Mangieri, spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
And she adds that the best cuts of meat are those that provide "the best nutrient bang for our calorie buck."
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Nope we don’t need it..
Just another label to ignore and laugh at.
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Lots of protein, no carbs, and some fat——no labels necessary for anyone with a brain.
Oh, wait....
Neat!
That will make the deer easier to see when they're slippin' through the brush.
Yep. We are helpless without our gubmint masters.
Nobody knows that a juicy T Bone steak has fat and cholesterol. We need the wiser and cooler heads of public serpents to tell us.
Just like Sandra Fluke and her friends need taxpayers to chip in 75 cents for a condom. Apparently sex with them is not worth 3 quarters for a rubber at CVS. That’s what she basically announced to the world.
They can’t survive without big gubmint.
Oh dayum! LMBO!! Good one!
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I remember that. First the government demanded that cigarette manufacturers put the total tar and nicotine content on the packs and advertisements.
Then the tobacco companies blended tobaccos to maintain consistent tar and nicotine content in their brands.
Then the Government sued them for "manipulating" the nicotine content in their products to keep people addicted...
Here we go again. No one I know has completely quit food for long and lived to tell about it. Cold turkey is going to be a b*tch.
Maybe they'll develop a patch...
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You may laugh now, but the day is coming when they’ll demand meat products be labeled with a picture of the slaughtered animal on it, like some countries mandate putting pictures of cancer patients and diseased lungs on cigarette packs.
Too much of that, and 'long pork' could end up on the menu somewhere...
Betta than Soylent Green, its Barbecued!
(oh, /s....)
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