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Wednesday, August 23, 1978
University Daily Kansan
Consumers urge better but not costly food labels
WICHITA (AP) -- Consumers want food labels to be more understandable in giving ingredient information, but not if it drives up food prices, federal officials were told
In the first of five national neeams sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration, testimony focused on the effect changes in labeling practices would
"If the people in the five cities want percentages of ingredients included in the recipe, they need to go to a food processor."
U.S. to sell gold to boost dollar
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government took its second major step to support the dollar yesterday by announcing plans to sell 3 million more ounces of gold from its
The sale is intended to bring more dollars into this country and reduce the nation's balance of payments deficit, which is a concern for many American companies and to reduce U.S. imports of gold.
On Friday the Federal Reserve took action to protect the dollar by raising interest rates to make U.S. investments more attractive to foreigners.
AT THE TIME, a White House spokesman agreed with the action and added, "There will be a series of continuing actions over several weeks to deal with these problems."
The dollar rallied on Monday but began declining again on world trading markets yesterday before the Treasury's latest announcement.
The decline of the dollar overseas worries economists because it contributes to inflation in this country and weakens the dollar as a world-wide currency.
The dollar has lost more than 30 percent of its value in the past year against the Japanese yen, 33 percent against the Swiss franc and 15 percent against the German franc.
Treasury officials estimated that if the gold sales continued all year they would bring about $1.8 billion back into the country.
The Treasury will auction 300,000 ounces in September and October but will step up its auction to 500,000 ounces.
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Similar two-day hearings will be held during the fall in Little Rock, Ark., Washington, San Francisco and Boston. The agencies hope to gain grassroots testimony in such areas as ingredient, nutritional and open-date labeling.
AMONG THOSE who testified at the hearing were housewives, educators and community health officials. The majority were women.
Nearly 100 consumers signed up to testify,
more than 1,300 written testimonies have been
written.
Dr. Donald Kennedy, commissioner of the FDA, was joined by representatives of the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Affairs department to start of 2014 days of hearings in Wichita.
A STUDY ON the changes, she said, should determine the cost of laboratory changes and quality control by manufacture's cost of monitoring the percentage.
Glickman said, however, that it should be recognized that no federal agency could or should impose dietary plans on consumers. "Some people will always eat Sugar Frosted Cream in place of what we do," he said. "The final decision will rest with the individual consumer."
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Carrol Wiles, wife of a Lyndon farmer,
"The government—including my own agency—too often responded to requests for help with patchwork system of regulation that is complex, duplicative, sometimes outdated and not likely to serve the best interests of society," she said. "Today we begin correcting the situation."
VIRGINIA STREET, of Maize topped a box of cereal, a tube of toothpaste and a bottle of shampoo to make her point that too many additives are allowed in such products.
Glickman joined others in calling on the FDA to "carefully weigh the benefits of any scheme of labeling with the costs involved to food, which will not add unreasonably" to food prices.
"Who knows for sure if a 'U.S. No. 1' orange is preferable to a 'U.' Fancy' orange."
Testimony was opened by Rep. Dan Glickman, D-Kan., who urged that in-
told the three-man panel that the more information provided on labels, "the simpler it must be so the consumer is not confused." She also cautioned against allowing promotional language on labels, such as calling a soft drink low-calorie.
"We do not need manufacturers or processors to interpret for us if we have the correct information in the first place," Wiles said.
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KENNEDY, WHO CALLED the hearings "the most important enterprise I've been involved with," said laws under which the SEC regards labeling labeling are decades old.
formation presented on food labels be understandable to the consumer.
GRADING SYSTEMS used in food labeling show contain terminology that is logical to read.
Patricia McDonald of Wichita echoed a
recommendation put forth by several consumers that the best dating system would be one similar to that used on camera which gives a date by which the film is best used.
The 250 who attended the start of the hearing were split on a question posed by Kennedy on whether the metric system was the best way for makers said it was too early to make the switch.
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