California 'Skittles Ban' Advances to Governor's Desk, Here's What It Means for Consumers

[alaskanseminole]

Lol sure. If it has rat poison listed in the ingredients, I won’t eat it - like most halfway intelligent people.

So in your opinion, expecting people to know and understand the consequences of what they are putting in their or their child’s body is asinine? Lol okay.

If you don’t know that this crap is bad for you by now, you just don’t care

You honestly don't understand the populous of our country do you? How much time and effort do you honestly think people put into "researching" nutrition? When the average person picks up a lb of corn fed beef and a lb of grass fed beef, they look at the price and put one down. Which one do you think they put down and why? ...and that's just ONE example.

Sure, the majority of people understand they shouldn't allow their kids to eat a bag of skittles for breakfast. My contention (as well as others) is no one should be eating Skittles. Ever. Too much of our food is toxic and the FDA doesn't seem to sincerely care. ...and don't get me started on our society's addiction to sugar and salt.

 

[goldmom]

This isn’t about binging on skittles, it’s about the ingredient being poison. You can be an awesome parent that allows treats in moderation and not know that you are allowing a child to be poisoned by a company that sells consumable items.

Aren’t they already banned in some countries?

 

[jawatkins]

Aren’t they already banned in some countries?

Probably, I think a lot of countries are more strict on chemical additives than the US.

 

[alaskanseminole]

Probably, I think a lot of countries are more strict on chemical additives than the US.

European countries don't purchase their groceries in bulk and for 1-2 weeks at a time. They often walk, bike or take public transpiration to the supermarket and most kitchens aren't big enough to buy in bulk; therefore, they don't require the preservatives Americans require to live the way we live.

Personally, I envy that small community-style life where I pick out my groceries the night of to prep a meal.

 

[GlenHawk]

You honestly don't understand the populous of our country do you? How much time and effort do you honestly think people put into "researching" nutrition? When the average person picks up a lb of corn fed beef and a lb of grass fed beef, they look at the price and put one down. Which one do you think they put down and why? ...and that's just ONE example.

Sure, the majority of people understand they shouldn't allow their kids to eat a bag of skittles for breakfast. My contention (as well as others) is no one should be eating Skittles. Ever. Too much of our food is toxic and the FDA doesn't seem to sincerely care. ...and don't get me started on our society's addiction to sugar and salt.

I think I do understand the populas, which is why I’m disgusted that our citizens have abused sugar so much that the government needs to step in and save us from it. Nobody wants to own up to their own mistakes. It’s easier to point the finger at Mars or McDonald’s. Creating more laws rather than creating better habit is what doesn’t sit well with me.

I agree with everything in your second paragraph.

 

[JRHawk2003]

A lot of artificial collars are banned in EU.

That being said, this Skittles ban sounds racist.

Yeah?

This kind of collar?

 

[GlenHawk]

European countries don't purchase their groceries in bulk and for 1-2 weeks at a time. They often walk, bike or take public transpiration to the supermarket and most kitchens aren't big enough to buy in bulk; therefore, they don't require the preservatives Americans require to live the way we live.

Personally, I envy that small community-style life where I pick out my groceries the night of to prep a meal.

I’m at the grocery store 3-4x per week for this exact reason. It helps I’m a 3 minutes bike ride from the front door lol.

 

[jonesy5960]

I heard the price on black market Skittles just doubled in the last few days on the back of this news.

 

[torbee]

It’s crazy what we allow to be put into our food supply, that other countries don’t.

And then we wonder why we have so many health and obesity problems…

@GlenHawk wants to bring back formaldehyde in baby formula!

Stupid babies should be better informed consumers.

 

[jawatkins]

European countries don't purchase their groceries in bulk and for 1-2 weeks at a time. They often walk, bike or take public transpiration to the supermarket and most kitchens aren't big enough to buy in bulk; therefore, they don't require the preservatives Americans require to live the way we live.

Personally, I envy that small community-style life where I pick out my groceries the night of to prep a meal.

You could change it up to do that. It’s not as convenient. You could even just go 2-3 days worth of meals and stop off at a store on the way home from work unless you live in one of those towns that only has a dollar general

 

[GlenHawk]

@GlenHawk wants to bring back formaldehyde in baby formula!

Stupid babies should be better informed consumers.

And @torbee would feed it to his kids unless the government tells him not to!

What am I supposed to expect you to take the 10 seconds to check what you're feeding your child? That's bananas!

 

[Chishawk1425]

And @torbee would feed it to his kids unless the government tells him not to!

What am I supposed to expect you to take the 10 seconds to check what you're feeding your child?!

Libertarian I assume? So obvious.

 

[torbee]

And @torbee would feed it to his kids unless the government tells him not to!

What am I supposed to expect you to take the 10 seconds to check what you're feeding your child? That's bananas!

Dafuq I would.

But Ayn Rand level disregard for common sense regulation is something only intellectually stunted college freshmen and posters like you take seriously.

 

[GlenHawk]

Dafuq I would.

But Ayn Rand level disregard for common sense regulation is something only intellectually stunted college freshmen and posters like you take seriously.

Lol whatever you say, Tory.

 

[stillh8unlv]

Did someone say Skittles!?!?

Somebody tell this poor gal to close her mouth she's gonna get poisoned!

 

[HawkeyeHitman]

@GlenHawk wants to bring back formaldehyde in baby formula!

Stupid babies should be better informed consumers.

You should watch your diet. You should be eating more than just semen everyday.

 

[torbee]

Did someone say Skittles!?!?

Somebody tell this poor gal to close her mouth she's gonna get poisoned!

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Didn't think I'd get summoned to HR for opening a Skittle commercial on my work computer, but here we are.

 

[ironside1]

Lol the morons can't make healthy decisions or take care of themselves, so we better make up more laws to help them out!

This isn’t a new concept

 

[torbee]

Th

This isn’t a new concept

2023 and we have people out here wanting to eliminate the FDA.

Mind bottling.

 

[DooBi]

This is a good thing. I think the argument that it isn't necessary if people would read the ingredients, is not right. Even if you read the ingredients, there is nothing that would make you think red dye #3 causes cancer.

 

[McLovin32]

I see no issues with this.

 

[The Tradition]

Why would we not act when an ingredient in our food supply is linked to cancer? That is the purpose of our institutions. Why do we inspect meat and kick it back when an issue and or intervene in the source of said meat issue, etc?

Here's a list of things that are linked to cancer:

The 116 things that can give you cancer – the full list

Rocked by the news that processed meat could be terribly bad for you? Well, chimney sweeping, salted fish and fracking also appear on the list compiled by the International Agency for Research on Cancer

www.theguardian.com

 

[alaskanseminole]

I think I do understand the populas, which is why I’m disgusted that our citizens have abused sugar so much that the government needs to step in and save us from it. Nobody wants to own up to their own mistakes. It’s easier to point the finger at Mars or McDonald’s. Creating more laws rather than creating better habit is what doesn’t sit well with me.

I agree with everything in your second paragraph.

None of this is new. You'd think people would be smart enough to put their child in a car seat and/or wear a seatbelt, but they're not. You'd think people would be smart enough not to drive 100MPH. Warnings, laws, rules, etc. are often in place due to precedence.

As to the Skittles, I'd just prefer the FDA outlaw over half the additives that are in foods, thus forcing these companies to change their ingredients. I scan just about everything with the Yuka app before I put it in my cart, but when I get to the register, I still see a mom throwing these up on the belt.

 

[stillh8unlv]

None of this is new. You'd think people would be smart enough to put their child in a car seat and/or wear a seatbelt, but they're not. You'd think people would be smart enough not to drive 100MPH. Warnings, laws, rules, etc. are often in place due to precedence.

As to the Skittles, I'd just prefer the FDA outlaw over half the additives that are in foods, thus forcing these companies to change their ingredients. I scan just about everything with the Yuka app before I put it in my cart, but when I get to the register, I still see a mom throwing these up on the belt.

 

[goldmom]

SO many things we can buy to put into our bodies. We’ve known they’re really bad for us for generations yet we still CHOOSE them, regardless of the possibility of damage to our bodies.
Tobacco, alcohol, drugs.
I don’t care for Skittles but I will worry far more about my grandkids accidentally ingesting fentanyl than getting some mini pack of Skittles this Halloween.

 

[Colonoscopy]

So Skittles have to be banned but we can still enjoy cigarettes and soda.

 

[goldmom]

So Skittles have to be banned but we can still enjoy cigarettes and soda.

Apparently.
Have a cigarette after you enjoy your Skittles and wash it down with a super sized fountain Coke.
SMH

 

[GlenHawk]

So Skittles have to be banned but we can still enjoy cigarettes and soda.

You're not getting it. It's not about binging Skittles but the ingredients being poison to your body.

Remember, you should be able to make unhealthy choices in moderation and believe that moderate consumption of the assembled ingredients isn’t going to poison you. Like alcohol!

 

[Colonoscopy]

You're not getting it. It's not about binging Skittles but the ingredients being poison to your body.

Remember, you should be able to make unhealthy choices in moderation and believe that moderate consumption of the assembled ingredients isn’t going to poison you. Like alcohol!

Sure. Obviously most people are saying Skittles aren't worse for you than soda or beer or whatever. Even in moderation.

Now I could see some arguments here for disallowing the substance... say if the dye could easily be replaced by something healthier and was intrinsic to the item itself. Sort of like trans fats being replaced with better fats at minimal cost to the product.

Can't do that with alcohol.

 

[Joes Place]

This sounds like a consumer problem. They literally list out every ingredient for you so you can educate yourself and make healthy decisions.

Sure

A child should be expected to read that stuff on their pretty candy wrappers, and make "informed decisions".

What's next? Gun ownership for toddlers?

 

[Joes Place]

A lot of artificial colors are banned in EU.

That being said, this Skittles ban sounds racist.

Dude...they aren't banning the "Black Skittles" here....


Oh, wait, there ARE no black skittles? They've been racist ALL ALONG!!!

 

[Joes Place]

So Skittles have to be banned but we can still enjoy cigarettes and soda.

Children can buy cigarettes?

 

[FlickShagwell]

Good. If parents want to kill their children with this crap we shouldn't let them. They need to do it the right way. Crack their heads open and vacuum their brains out like a normal person does.

God damn you try hard, don’t you.

 

[The Tradition]

Children can buy cigarettes?

They can buy soda. And they can also go out in the sunshine.

 

[Colonoscopy]

They can buy soda. And they can also go out in the sunshine.

And buy stuff with peanuts

 

[Colonoscopy]

Sure

A child should be expected to read that stuff on their pretty candy wrappers, and make "informed decisions".

What's next? Gun ownership for toddlers?

Not necessarily against limiting some of this stuff... but not sure if there is much logical consistency to the effort, either.

 

[FAUlty Gator]

God damn you try hard, don’t you.

You know…I gotta admit. I felt pretty good after that one. Thanks for noticing.

 

[JRHawk2003]

I agree with you in general. I fail to see the connection to Citizens United. I don't think the FDA takes campaign contributions, and it's not really up to Congress to outlaw individual food additives.

Didn't the Supreme Court just rule that Congress has to make all rules? They didn't let the EPA, why would they let the FDA?

 

[The Tradition]

Didn't the Supreme Court just rule that Congress has to make all rules? They didn't let the EPA, why would they let the FDA?

No, that didn't happen.

 

[JRHawk2003]

No, that didn't happen.

Only on the issues they pick and choose, you are right.