Comments on: GDA or Traffic Light System? http://www.endiet.com/opinion/gda-or-traffic-light-system/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 02 May 2010 15:15:17 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: DIZEE RASCAL http://www.endiet.com/opinion/gda-or-traffic-light-system/comment-page-1/#comment-111 DIZEE RASCAL Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:05:10 +0000 http://www.endiet.com/opinion/gda-or-traffic-light-system/#comment-111 sound mate, this new system is sick! totally gets me going on what is healthy ye? sound mate, this new system is sick! totally gets me going on what is healthy ye?

]]> By: kochilov http://www.endiet.com/opinion/gda-or-traffic-light-system/comment-page-1/#comment-110 kochilov Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:04:10 +0000 http://www.endiet.com/opinion/gda-or-traffic-light-system/#comment-110 yeah i agree too YAY FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS! yeah i agree too YAY FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS!

]]> By: Steve Jones http://www.endiet.com/opinion/gda-or-traffic-light-system/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Steve Jones Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:52:34 +0000 http://www.endiet.com/opinion/gda-or-traffic-light-system/#comment-107 I couldn't agree less. It's simply ridiculous to produce colour coding systems based solely on the percentage by weight of a given food material without taking into account the portion sizes (they do include the absolute amount, but it doesn't affect the colour). The results is that Bran Flakes are deemed "high-sugar" and treated as junk food by Ofcom. However, eat a reasonable portion of Bran Flakes with semi-skimmed milk and it almost falls into the "green" category according to the FSA. If Kellogs taped a carton of UHT milk to their cereal packets then it would change the category... In contrast, Orange juice comes in as "medium" on sugar, yet a 200ml glass of Orange juice will have three times the sugar content of the Bran Flake portion. The GDA system is technically superior, and the FSA traffic light system is misleading. There are plenty of other examples like that one. Leading people by the nose using a simplistic light system is just another sign of patronising agencies in the name of "simplicity". Well it's simplistic, which is not the same thing at all. And I have nothing, but nothing to do with the food industry. I couldn’t agree less. It’s simply ridiculous to produce colour coding systems based solely on the percentage by weight of a given food material without taking into account the portion sizes (they do include the absolute amount, but it doesn’t affect the colour). The results is that Bran Flakes are deemed “high-sugar” and treated as junk food by Ofcom. However, eat a reasonable portion of Bran Flakes with semi-skimmed milk and it almost falls into the “green” category according to the FSA. If Kellogs taped a carton of UHT milk to their cereal packets then it would change the category…

In contrast, Orange juice comes in as “medium” on sugar, yet a 200ml glass of Orange juice will have three times the sugar content of the Bran Flake portion.

The GDA system is technically superior, and the FSA traffic light system is misleading. There are plenty of other examples like that one. Leading people by the nose using a simplistic light system is just another sign of patronising agencies in the name of “simplicity”. Well it’s simplistic, which is not the same thing at all.

And I have nothing, but nothing to do with the food industry.

]]> By: Dom http://www.endiet.com/opinion/gda-or-traffic-light-system/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Dom Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:02:53 +0000 http://www.endiet.com/opinion/gda-or-traffic-light-system/#comment-2 I completely agree. The traffic light system is SO much easier to understand at a glance, but retailers just don't want to draw attention to the facts with big red 'lights' on packaging. And if people DO think twice before buying something with 4 red lights, surely that's a GOOD thing? I completely agree. The traffic light system is SO much easier to understand at a glance, but retailers just don’t want to draw attention to the facts with big red ‘lights’ on packaging. And if people DO think twice before buying something with 4 red lights, surely that’s a GOOD thing?

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