"So anyway, the real issue is this: Should people be warned if foods contain an ingredient that isn't harmful, but if they knew about it would disgust them?"
Well, I'm going on the premise that the whole point of labeling food with it's ingredients is so that people can know what they are eating. Thus, it seems that the ingredients should be clear and not intentionally misleading. In the case of the little red scale insects, it would seem that either a species name, or the common animal name would be appropriate to use, while "artificial coloring" would seem completely misleading and innacurate.
In addition, I think it is only a matter of time before a critical mass of vegetarians and vegans is reached and society demands new labeling that makes it clear whether or not a product (food or otherwise) involved the use or death of individual animals. Though outright bans on such products might happen instead.
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Date: 2006-01-31 12:38 am (UTC)Well, I'm going on the premise that the whole point of labeling food with it's ingredients is so that people can know what they are eating. Thus, it seems that the ingredients should be clear and not intentionally misleading. In the case of the little red scale insects, it would seem that either a species name, or the common animal name would be appropriate to use, while "artificial coloring" would seem completely misleading and innacurate.
In addition, I think it is only a matter of time before a critical mass of vegetarians and vegans is reached and society demands new labeling that makes it clear whether or not a product (food or otherwise) involved the use or death of individual animals. Though outright bans on such products might happen instead.