Tobacco, wine and fresh bread are usually few of the consumables that in many western countries do not have to disclose their ingredients.

Why do we allow this? Just behave like all others.

Now we want to push for smoke-free societies: but non of ways to achieve this even dares to talk about "just make tobacco giants list all the ingredients/additives".

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jjice 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Tangential but similar nonsensical secrecy for consumables: alcohol not requiring a nutrition label always irks me.

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mpalczewski an hour ago | parent | next [-]

One beer company tried to do it. But because beer has vitamins in it, they were prohibited from doing it as it might have made the beer seem healthy.

	▲	malfist an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Can you provide a citation? Plenty of beers have nutrition information labels.
	▲	triceratops 19 minutes ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		That sounds like a made-up Internet fact or urban legend.
	▲	throwoutway an hour ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Ingredeant lists != nutrition chart
	▲	2OEH8eoCRo0 an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Guinness is good for you!

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andy99 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Don’t buy it then?

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treis an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

All fresh food does not have to disclose ingredients

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flossly 3 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Yes! They should provide a list of all chemicals used to grow it, both in spray and in soil and in wash.

So you get for a banana:

Ingredients: banana, <a list of chemicals you cannot pronounce longer than the fist two chapters of the Bible>

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forlorn_mammoth an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm picturing a banana with a label on it that says:

Ingredients: banana Servings: 1 Serving Size: 1 banana

	▲	treis an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		An amusing thought but I mean the potato salad deli stuff. Anything prepared on site (in a store or restaurant) doesn't need to disclose ingredients. There's no special exception for bread.
	▲	wordpad 44 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Sounds dumb, but then also if something unexpectedly had a list of 20 ingredients you might reconsider buying it

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thinkingtoilet an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I don't think anyone is under the delusion that cigarettes are healthy for you. Everyone knows they cause multiple cancers. That's part of the appeal. It shows how 'tough' and 'cool' the user is. No matter what you do, there will always be a reactionary group of people doing the opposite of what they are told.

	▲	flossly a minute ago \| parent [-]
		This is discussed many times. How to stop smoking in youngsters by XYZ. But never: just force them to transparently list the junk they --currently secretly-- put in.