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I'd like the government to suggest things, and point to the science on things, but to leave the informed choice ultimately up to me.
I like the government to force companies to meet certain regulations for production of various food items so that they're safe for everyone, but then let me pick at the grocery store from what's then produced.
It's a harsh quote, but it gets the point across: "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." Carlin was right, and it applies here. Sure, half of us may be able to adequately identify what we should and shouldn't eat, but there is another half that can't. With proper education we can change that, but right now corporations educate better through commercials than schools do through lectures. We have to maintain oversight because the evil of capitalism will choose profit over people every time.
without relevant regulations, though, you won't know what you shouldn't eat because you won't know that they're putting sawdust in peanutbutter or borax and fermheldahyde in milk.
Maybe it'd be okay to have plaster of paris in flour, though. I mean, how else are you supposed to sculpt that Italian loaf like the french baguette?
Don't be fooled. The people screaming about unpastureized milk and other things are being used so corporations can go back to poisoning you with shit. and that's pretty much the most charitable I can be of that particular lot.
Problem is those people get a say in regulations - which is why covid vaccines are not recomended anymore.
That's a whole other hydra head to deal with...
I feel a reply I made to someone else addresses my side of this:
"Context was the idea of a government banning meat" says the original post.
I agree that you can't possibly be fully informed on every part of everything you buy or consume, there's too much info and for a lot of it you need a good understanding of biology, science and food science to even grasp what some ingredients are for and how they work.
I am not against the governments telling people the dangers of certain foods (such as increased cardiovascular issues with overconsumption of red meat, or risk of stroke due to smoking) but as long as the consumer is informed of such, it should be up to them - not up to the government banning something like meat
And I'm against the abuse animals suffer and the whole meat industry, by the way. I hate what happens to the animals, but thats a whole other can of worms...