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Old Fri, May-28-04, 15:24
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"Also promotions (3 for 2 etc) or anything that encourages people to buy more."

Lord no! We can't get rid of those! It helps the budget tremendously.

LOL I'm sure you meant on the highly processed foods, and I agree and disagree. I have no problem limiting advertizing, especially ones aimed at kids.....but prices are a different story. The manufacturers should be allowed to sell their products at prices as they see fit. They should also be able to have specials, coupons, etc to boost sales. If the regulators get into that we could have a real mess on our hands! Do you only restrict "unhealthy" foods? if so, who decides what's "unhealthy". I am 100% against any interference on price setting for all products....except to make sure two or more companies aren't getting together to "price fix".

What I would like to see is TRUTH in advertizing and pricing. If an item is more than one serving, it should be CLEARLY stated...maybe even have regulations as to size of text and placement. If you can pay $1 for an item by itself, but $3 for a larger package that serves 4, that should also be plainly marked.

I'd also like to see better ingredient lists and more complete nutrition facts.
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