You have to refrigerate eggs in the us while you don’t have to in the EU because of FDA regulations about washing the eggs.
There’s a strain of pro-sugar and anti-fat policies in regards to food for which the FDA shares some of the blame. Through that they might have contributed to the obesity crisis.
It’s possible that the regulations on farmers markets reduce the amount of farmers markets (which might be central to lower obesity levels in France and better health).
When asked to compare French regulations for farmers markets with the US regulations, Claude told me:
Overall, while both countries prioritize food safety, the French system tends to be more flexible for small producers and traditional methods, whereas the US system is more uniformly applied regardless of scale. The French approach often allows for more diverse and traditional products at markets, while the US system provides more consistent safety standards across diverse regions.
You likely could argue that the FDA shares part the blame for the obesity epidemic by setting bad incentives for low-fat and high fructose corn syrup foods while at the same time making it harder for farmers markets to actually sell healthy food.
Apart from that you do have people who oppose forced labeling of GMO products which is also an FDA rule.
I think there may be harmful contaminants in food we haven’t discovered yet,
Do you see microplastics as “harmful contaminants that haven’t been discovered yet”? It would be possible to have regulations that limit the amount of microplastic in plastic drinking bottles but those currently don’t exist.
You have to refrigerate eggs in the us while you don’t have to in the EU because of FDA regulations about washing the eggs.
There’s a strain of pro-sugar and anti-fat policies in regards to food for which the FDA shares some of the blame. Through that they might have contributed to the obesity crisis.
It’s possible that the regulations on farmers markets reduce the amount of farmers markets (which might be central to lower obesity levels in France and better health).
When asked to compare French regulations for farmers markets with the US regulations, Claude told me:
Overall, while both countries prioritize food safety, the French system tends to be more flexible for small producers and traditional methods, whereas the US system is more uniformly applied regardless of scale. The French approach often allows for more diverse and traditional products at markets, while the US system provides more consistent safety standards across diverse regions.
You likely could argue that the FDA shares part the blame for the obesity epidemic by setting bad incentives for low-fat and high fructose corn syrup foods while at the same time making it harder for farmers markets to actually sell healthy food.
Apart from that you do have people who oppose forced labeling of GMO products which is also an FDA rule.
Do you see microplastics as “harmful contaminants that haven’t been discovered yet”? It would be possible to have regulations that limit the amount of microplastic in plastic drinking bottles but those currently don’t exist.