At the core of the debate is the issue of how best to educate consumers and whether designation of some foods and beverages as 'positive' and others as 'negative' is the best education strategy.
It has to be asked whether 2011 price trends do justify governmental intrusions to put an end to what one memorable headline called “the global casino.”
Sheltering farmers from reliable information that will help them make wise decisions, as some nations have sought to do, is as counter to progress in food production as any manmade intervention could be.