Can food policy escape pitfalls of farm policy? | Can food policy escape pitfalls of farm policy? [editorial]
1980
Leonard, Rodney E.
Farm policy has been bent to the economic objectives of agriculture rather than the ensured safety of the food produced. Public awareness of pesticides and other chemicals has curbed the market of harmful foods produced by farmers, but the public has not been fully informed about the dangers of food preservatives and additives produced by food manufacturers and processors. The nutrition labeling program of the 1970s has largely served to convert the label as a warning device, and the label could lose its positive marketing function during the 1980s in the absence of a national food policy. The 1980s could witness an annual boost in food prices of 12%, a doubling of food prices by 1985, and a substantial increase in farm production costs due to the high cost of energy. A change in nutrition education programs to improve dietary practices should de-emphasize fat and encourage consumption of grain products, fruits and vegetables.
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