Improper nutrition labels brings food safety concerns to United States citizens. Some argue against the fact that food safety is a concern. They believe that all food is safe in United States of
America, but there is multiple reasons and evidence why there is concerns that it is not safe. I think that food being consumed in the United States should be labeled properly regardless of what others say. Contaminated food can cause many horrible things. The food that we consume should be properly labeled because it can cause sickness and maybe even death. “About 3,000 Americans die and an estimated 48 million are …show more content…
This law is a good thing because without inspections we would not know if our food is going to be clean or not. Because the Unites States had less frequent visits before this law was passed, many adults and children got sick. “According to an FDA report released in
February 2013, more than half of ground turkey, ground beef, and pork chop samples collected from supermarkets for testing contained such bacteria, also known as "superbugs." (“Food
Safety: Should Congress strengthens food safety regulations”). The contaminated food was cause by the less inspections visits to the farms, plants, and import shipments of food. “Many factory farms also inject antibiotics in animals to prevent disease and to augment growth.” (“Food
Safety: Should Congress strengthens food safety regulations”). Most of these antibiotics that are injected into the animals are not listed on the nutrition labels. They leave out the antibiotics on the label to make the consumer think that they are eating healthy. Therefore, the government are taking actions to make sure that our nutrition labels are properly labeled and that our food is