The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a law that protects fast-food chains, the people who claim that they sued the food was fat. If the bill, better known as the Congress' Cheeseburger Bill "- in a law related to obesity lawsuits against the two restaurants and food manufacturers would be the" Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act prohibited "-. (Legal action may be taken if a person contaminated foodill.)
To date, a handful of complaints have been filed, the guilt of restaurant food and advertising for obesity. Brought only in such a case - in 2002, claiming that McDonald's caused misleading advertising teenagers in New York much of the food and become obese eating - remains open.
Yes, we need the Cheeseburger Bill ...
The bill went from 306 to 120 in the house - the second time they have passed the bill. The same law was passedin March 2004, however, not be achieved in the Senate. About 20 states have already passed similar laws.
Bill supporters say it is a person's own responsibility to decide what they do and do not eat, and do not include such things in court.
"As one judge put it, if a person knows or should know that the consumption of plenty of super-sized order of McDonald's products is unhealthy and can lead to weight gain, it is not the place of the law to protectthem from their own excesses, "said Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
To avoid encouraging "We have complaints that blame others for our own decisions and could bankrupt a whole industry," noted Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas.
The White House also supports the bill and said in a statement, "Food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, customers and vendors not be held liable for any injury, because aPerson consumption of legal unadulterated food is associated with weight gain or obesity of the person. "
No, this is the Cheeseburger Bill Unnecessary
Those who are against the law to say, fast-food companies should be held accountable for the sale of harmful products to be, and passing the bill would be wrong to restaurants and food manufacturers special rights.
"The Congress has called for big corporations with the need, our children can," saidRep. Bob Filner, D-California.
Further, courts say they work well without the expense and dismissal of cases that sound frivolous. Passing the bill could produce food manufacturers free rein to any type of product.
Bill opponents point out that obesity is a major problem of the nation is overweight, with nearly two thirds of American adults and 15 percent of the children. About 30 percent of adults are considered obese.
"The Congress isin the wrong direction with this law, based on any incentives for the food industry to improve the health of their products to tip away, "says Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif.
Meanwhile, McDonald's is not the fact that the bill right before they take on some of the responsibility of their own. The fast food giant announced that it will be from 2006, including nutrition facts information about most of their fast-food packages.l "> Please tell us what you think!
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