IDOF - Ch.3: Nutritionism comes to market

Question 1

What was important about the 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act?

Answer 1

they imposed strict rules requiring the that word ‘imitation’ appear on any food product that was well, an imitation.

‘if any foods resembles a standardized food but does not comply with the standard, that foods must be labeled as ‘imitation’ ‘

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Question 2

When was it (1983 Food, Drug Cosmetic Act) repealed and why was this timing significant?

Answer 2

1973

the FDA repealed the 1938 rule.

it buried the change in a set of new, seemingly consumer=friendly rules about nutrient lebeling so that news of the imitation rule’s repeal did not appear until the 27th paragraph of the new york times account.

not thought of nutritionally inferior because of all the added nutrients.

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Question 3

The revised imitation rule held that as long as the imitation product was not ‘nutritionally inferior’ to
the natural product and had the same quantities of recognized ingredients, it didn’t have to use the
word imitation. What are the problems with this logic?

Answer 3

now foods were being replaced with by products such as trans- and saturated- fats.

even though they can add essential micronutriets, they’re adding bad ingredients to get them