FOOD FOR THOUGHT: HOW MUCH INFORMATION IS TOO MUCH INFORMATION?

Recent legislation in the US means that restaurant chains with more than 20 outlets will have to post calorie information on their menus while also prominently displaying food hygiene grades. As the UK prepares to follow suit, the trend towards heightened levels of consumer awareness continues to divide opinion. While there are those who feel that equipping the public with this kind of information is a natural progression of consumer rights, others argue that the new system is an example of the overly restrictive government intervention that has come to represent a ‘nanny state’. More...

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