Annotated Bibliography
Current Issues http://news.yahoo.com/food-labels-multiply-confuse-consumers-145656403.html .Wozniacka, Gosia. "Food Labels Multiply, Some Confuse Consumers."News.yahoo.com. N.p., 11 Nov. 2012. Accessed June 3 of 2013. This source was useful since it explained different ways that food labels can claim to be certain things, such as "natural" or "organic," but are not actually what they say. "'Hundreds of Eco labels exist on all kinds of products, and there is the potential for companies and producers to make false claims. It shows how the lack of regulations the FDA provides allows some companies to slip in information that is not true, which is harmful to the consumers.
Supersize Me. Prod. Morgan Spurlock. Perf. Morgan Spurlock. Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2004. Hulu.com. In short, it went over how food, specifically fast-food, in America has gotten increasingly unhealthier throughout recent years, and how these food products have contributed to America's extremely high obesity rates. During the film, it also showed how fast food restaurants do not have any nutrition facts for people to look out for, so they do not know what foods are unhealthy or not. This source is credible, as there were many expert doctors going through the experiment with the director of the movie, and there was also a lot of research and interviews that went into the production of the film.
Degnan, Fred H. Biotechnology and the Food Label: A Legal Perspective. 55 Food and Drug L.J. 301. Tufts University, 29 Oct. 1999. Accessed June 3 of 2013. http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/foodlj55&div=34&id=&page= This scholarly article went into detail about the legal senses of FDA's rules on food labeling, and how their current rules are confusing and inconsistent. The article also questions why foods that have gone through biotechnology, or GMO's, are not labeled as such. Overall, this article had a few great points that we need to
Supersize Me. Prod. Morgan Spurlock. Perf. Morgan Spurlock. Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2004. Hulu.com. In short, it went over how food, specifically fast-food, in America has gotten increasingly unhealthier throughout recent years, and how these food products have contributed to America's extremely high obesity rates. During the film, it also showed how fast food restaurants do not have any nutrition facts for people to look out for, so they do not know what foods are unhealthy or not. This source is credible, as there were many expert doctors going through the experiment with the director of the movie, and there was also a lot of research and interviews that went into the production of the film.
Degnan, Fred H. Biotechnology and the Food Label: A Legal Perspective. 55 Food and Drug L.J. 301. Tufts University, 29 Oct. 1999. Accessed June 3 of 2013. http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/foodlj55&div=34&id=&page= This scholarly article went into detail about the legal senses of FDA's rules on food labeling, and how their current rules are confusing and inconsistent. The article also questions why foods that have gone through biotechnology, or GMO's, are not labeled as such. Overall, this article had a few great points that we need to