Opinion 03 May 2007 05:42 pm

Food industries: economic behavior

Let us discuss about food businesses, or industries, we may call them food producers. What is their extreme goal? Do they really provide nutritious and healthy food you need?

As part of economic reason, those industries, food producers work hard to ensure that you have nutritious, well prepared food products at affordable price. Now, how come they know what nutrition would be suitable? Of course, from the guidance, government rules. These are guided by regulations and subject to the benefits of the latest information of nutrition. Now, what do you think about the implementation?

We are most probably aware, something ideal would probably the most difficult thing to do, and mostly impossible. That’s why sometimes in reality, the thing is sometime harsher. If a food producer is manufacturing food for mass market, a line has to be made between content and quality, and what is commercially sensible, given the contraints of running a business that makes a profit to survive. Now does that make any sense to you? In such a global era nowadays, where can you find cheap product with good quality? Its already an economic law.

As the consequence, nutritional quality tends to be low down on the list of priorities. This condition is even worse when there are support industries designed to allow the addition of compounds which will improve the flavor and texture of low quality, grade and cheap ingredients. If you wish to stay in the business, you do not put the very best quality meat, fruit or vegetable into a can, but the most economical value. Can we generalize those industries to belong that type?, probably not, but mostly are.

However, at the end of the day, there is always official agent, represented government to ensure that standards are maintained. There are agencies to ensure that the standards remain kept, say US FDA. All countries are generally have this kind of agency. However, it must be noted and probably are well recognized there always “interfere” who could play inside these agencies. Thus, the best way is of course to equip your self with adequate knowledge of nutrition.

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