Food Legislation 1920

Food legislation in 1920 was less effective than food legislation now but, due to the reduced number of food involved issues in 1920, the health of food then was better then food now. In 1920 all food legislation was leftover from the Pure food and Drug act of 1906 which was involved in the meatpacking industry to prevent the mislabeling and adulteration of food, within state borders. (FDA, 1906) Legislation now covers almost all important issues involving food and public health with the exception of sugar. The issues that are plaguing food and food legislation now mostly are involved with the debate on trans fatty acids and the sugar lobby. (Rogers, 2003) Another issue that is at the forefront of government because of food and involving food is that of healthcare. Food legislation is what is supposed to assist with the problem of healthcare because food is a tributary of health issues. The issue of childhood obesity is the primary focus of much food legislation and healthcare. The childhood obesity rate as of 2012 was 18% (CDC, 2012) and food legislation is supposed to fix this issue. The target of most fighting for food legislation is advertising unhealthy food to children through television.
Diabetes used to be a problem for the older education but now due to the increase of sugar in our diets has become an issue for all ages. Approximately 208,000 people under the age of 20 have been diagnosed with diabetes and 1.4 million cases of all ages are being diagnosed every year. Experts predict that this generation of American children may be the first whose average lifespan is shorter than their parents.” (Tucker, 2006) Diabetes is not a food legislation issue but it is caused by lack of effective preventative and educating food