Proposed beer labelling rules met with stout opposition
Newsbot @ Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:16 am
Title: Proposed beer labelling rules met with stout opposition
Category: Business
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2011-01-20 23:12:45
Canadian
LightStarr @ Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:16 am
The Moosehead I buy here in South Korea says that all ready.
sandorski @ Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:36 am
People probably shouldn't be feeding their children Beer anyway. 
Such a warning doesn't seem too onerous to me though.
raydan @ Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:32 am
I have no problem with that... I thought that everything that we eat or drink HAD to have a list of ingredients by law anyways. I'm surprised that beer got away with not putting this info for so long.
Most of the micro-brew stuff I buy already had the list, especially since what I get is re-fermented in the bottle and does not have a lot of additives the big-breweries use... some betaglucanase or propylene glycol alginate anybody? 
Gunnair @ Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:38 am
sandorski sandorski:
People probably shouldn't be feeding their children Beer anyway.
Such a warning doesn't seem too onerous to me though.
Such a warning doesn't seem too onerous to me though.
People can feed their kids beer if they wish - one of the ways nto remove the taboos of alcohol.
I think it's not onerous if one is a massive fan of the paternalistic nanny state that thinks for its sheeple, but I hope they follow it up with:
Cigarettes contain tobacco
Lemonaid contains lemons
Ketchup contains tomoatos (like in the story)
Hotdogs contain racoon.
QBall @ Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:07 am
$1:
"This isn't just a bunch of fusspots," said Gwen Smith, editor of Allergic Living, a magazine and website that has long lobbied for the regulations. "This is about, 'How do I feed my children at dinner safely?' 'How do I feed myself?'"
You feed you kids beer at dinner? Man, you've got bigger problems that allergies.
Canadian_Mind @ Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:55 am
QBall QBall:
$1:
"This isn't just a bunch of fusspots," said Gwen Smith, editor of Allergic Living, a magazine and website that has long lobbied for the regulations. "This is about, 'How do I feed my children at dinner safely?' 'How do I feed myself?'"
You feed you kids beer at dinner? Man, you've got bigger problems that allergies.
Why would you hold a negative view of this? They give their kids alcohol in Europe, look at how mny alcohol related problems (ie drinking and driving) they have there compared to here.
Zipperfish @ Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:32 am
Bring on the nanny state.
PostFactum @ Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:35 am
I was never a big fan of beer 
PublicAnimalNo9 @ Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:11 am
Gunnair Gunnair:
sandorski sandorski:
People probably shouldn't be feeding their children Beer anyway.
Such a warning doesn't seem too onerous to me though.
Such a warning doesn't seem too onerous to me though.
People can feed their kids beer if they wish - one of the ways nto remove the taboos of alcohol.
I think it's not onerous if one is a massive fan of the paternalistic nanny state that thinks for its sheeple, but I hope they follow it up with:
Cigarettes contain tobacco
Lemonaid contains lemons
Ketchup contains tomoatos (like in the story)
Hotdogs contain racoon.
Oh thank God, I always thought hotdogs contained pig snouts and arseholes.
PublicAnimalNo9 @ Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:18 am
$1:
"The new labelling regulations are designed to ensure that consumers have the information they need to make appropriate choices and that this information is provided in a clear and consistent manner," the department said in a statement.
Uhh yeahhh. So how are they going to present this information when someone goes into the beer store or a licenced restaurant? Are they going to have to have posters or something on the walls listing all the beers available and their ingredients?
Morons!
Gunnair @ Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:13 pm
QBall QBall:
$1:
"This isn't just a bunch of fusspots," said Gwen Smith, editor of Allergic Living, a magazine and website that has long lobbied for the regulations. "This is about, 'How do I feed my children at dinner safely?' 'How do I feed myself?'"
You feed you kids beer at dinner? Man, you've got bigger problems that allergies.
What would be the problem with that?
Mowich @ Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:26 pm
You know if I had gluten intolerance, I think I would know enough about my affliction to realize beer might not be good thing to consume. Sheesh!