Nutritional Labels Coming for Booze?
January 29th, 2008 5:05 AM
This has always been a cause that I could get behind: getting nutritional labels on beer, wine, and spirits. Aside from hangovers, the one thing that I’ve never liked about drinking is that you generally have no idea what’s truly in your drink. How many calories are there? What ingredients did they use? Is there fat in my beer (the answer better be no; otherwise, that’d be really disturbing)? Usually, information tends to be available for just for drinks like light beers, and well, there’s no way I’m sticking to light beers just to know what I’m drinking!
Anyway, the good news is recent research shows that the public agrees with me: they want labels on their drinks! The bad news is the behemoth U.S. government doesn’t appear to give a crap. If you want to make them listen, then I suggest you:
- Read this latest press release.
- Contact the TTB with your opinion.
- Write your congressperson/senator/President/etc.
While this probably won’t be as popular an issue in the next election as, say, the economy, Iraq, or how much Bush sucks, I’d say it’s pretty darn important for all of us who enjoy ingesting the occasional (or regular) drink. Even a born-again teetotaler like Bush should be able to get on board a public health initiative like this one.
