Federal Government Should NOT Regulate the Fast Food Industry

Since the publication of Eric Sc ​​Hlosser in 2001, it became the best seller of the New York Times, the movies of the same name, and other food related documentaries such as "Super Size Me" (2004) and "Food Inc". "It may reflect the heightened awareness of health food in the past 10 years, but recent magazine of Time magazine, since then, has not improved today's food situation, Especially, social problems such as relationship between childhood obesity and fast food are attracting attention, and it is said that some federal government laws need to prevent deterioration of situation (Melnik).

In order to build a functional society in the 21st century, the fast food industry has to undergo government regulations that become increasingly demanding. As fast foods have too many harmful substances, the government should not allow this substance to be consumed in general. The epidemic of obesity is a major problem in the United States, and without government intervention, the problem only gets worse. In addition, the number of national heart diseases, diabetes and cancer will certainly increase over time without government intervention. The government needs to participate in the industry regulatory process to provide safety to Americans.

This article describes whether the food and beverage industry should be allowed to use voluntary food marketing and labeling regulations or whether the government should implement policies. I think the government should be a government that regulates the food and beverage industry and allows Americans to choose to make more healthy decisions. According to The Lancet's research (Khan, 2014), the West line of the United States continues to expand. This is one of the best-known ones in the world.

The fast food industry is slowly growing and has become a terrible business. In order to stabilize the fast food industry and not to harm the public, the government needs further regulation. The United States is not only the second largest country in obesity but also the world's fastest food country. The fast food country we currently live is the main cause of the nationwide spread of obesity, which is not only harmful to the affected people but also harmful to society. There are many short-term and long-term health benefits found to be dangerous in fast food. Government regulations on fast food can reverse the epidemic of obesity and the whole society will be a healthier and more effective country.

Strengthening regulations: In the fast food industry, strict governance regulations apply, due to health concerns related to products sold in fast food restaurants. For example, some states in the United States require fast-food restaurants to print calories and nutrition information on the menu while limiting the sale of snacks and soda (Hirsh, 2009). According to the Data Monitor industry report, the 2008 US fast food market total revenue is $ 68.2 billion, the annual average growth rate between 2004 and 2008 equals 5%. Furthermore, the industry is very fragmented and accounts for only 35% of the market share available to the four top players (Zwolak, 2010). Furthermore, 48% of companies are SMEs with 9 or fewer employees, 52% have 10 to 99 employees.