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December 12, 2016

Title: FDA Attacking Your Condiments Again
Topic: Food and Drug Administration

Discussed by Michelle Minton
with Competitive Enterprise Institute www.cei.org

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) recently submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opposing plans to pressure food makers to significantly lower sodium content in commercially processed, packaged, and prepared foods.

Listen in as new guest Michelle Minton explains why CEI has taken this position.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is the FDA plan to set dietary sodium limits in manufactured food good or bad overall for consumers?

Instead of pressuring people to make a drastic change in how much salt they consume, should the emphasis be on educating people about improving the quality of their overall diet and how that can improve health and lower hypertension risk?

I know this seems silly, but it really is a legitimate question: If someone buys manufactured food and it is not salty enough, will the government then monitor their table salt purchases?

Would diabetics be placing themselves at a higher risk of dying sooner rather than later? If so, how?

I thought liberal progressives supported personal choice…

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