WHAT THE HECK ???
I ran across this while reading through some other blogs... I was infuriated once I read this.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS....Legislators in Mississippi want to make it illegal for restaurants to serve obese customers in Mississippi.
House Bill 282 says:
Any food establishment to which this section applies shall not be allowed to serve food to any person who is obese, based on criteria prescribed by the State Department of Health after consultation with the Mississippi Council on Obesity Prevention and Management established under Section 41-101-1 or its successor. The State Department of Health shall prepare written materials that describe and explain the criteria for determining whether a person is obese, and shall provide those materials to all food establishments to which this section applies. A food establishment shall be entitled to rely on the criteria for obesity in those written materials when determining whether or not it is allowed to serve food to any person.
The proposal would allow health inspectors to yank the permit from any restaurant that “repeatedly” feeds extremely overweight customers.
The bill, written by GOP Rep. W. T. Mayhall Jr., was referred to the Judiciary and Public Health committees, but is not expected to garner much support. Hopefully it will be turned down and a REAL solution to the state’s obesity problem.
I know I am on a new track to be more aware of what passes over my lips and through my gums... but still I think everyone should have the freedom to decide just what and how much of what they wish to put in their own mouths. I am just beside myself at the gall of some of these legislature people.
Check out (HERE) and (THERE) of some other bloggers who have weighed in on the topic !!
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Good post.
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