Comment & Debate
Steve Chapman. “Force-fed the facts”. Reason. June 23, 2008: “the entire effort rests on assumptions that are unexamined and unfounded. The first is that consumers place a high value on the information being mandated. Actually, most of it is already accessible (online, among other ways) to anyone who is interested. In many places, it is available onsite, on tray liners or pamphlets.” [Therefore, customers already often have a choice to inform themselves on the calorie contents of foods in restaurants].