I think you misjudge me. I am the type of person who likes to know stuff. I know MCD food is loaded with sugar. I know Subway is not as healthy as their pedophile ads (since rescinded) suggest. I am a skeptic. But I am not one to say that government has to regulate everything, down to the ingredients and percentages in bread. I am for full disclosure, though. Subway should disclose the contents imo, and we do have laws requiring disclosure of calories in food. Fraud laws are, imo, sufficient deterrent if properly enforced to cover most of this regulation on business.
I don’t think government should regulate it either.
But I think it is classic corporate-think to load up bread with as much sugar as it takes to think you’ll maximize your sales. Yeah, if they had signs up stating that their bread is 10% pure sugar some people would move on to the next fast-food provider.
It is the same thing as selling a product that looks good for the price but falls apart soon after sale. (That’s not unique to American business, of course.)
But if you were, for example, a small sandwich shop maker who took pride in your product, you wouldn’t load your bread up with sugar to start with. Or maybe you would offer a “sweet bread” option for those who want it.