Via USA Today comes the latest food police news. This installment is from a Washington DC based group called The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. They’ve put up a billboard near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to alert race fans of the dangers of hot dogs.
The billboard features a picture of hot dogs in a cigarette pack inscribed with skull and crossbones. It aims to increase awareness of a link between colorectal cancer and hot dogs.
Hot dogs, like cigarettes, should come with a “warning label that helps racing fans and other consumers understand the health risk,” said Susan Levin, the committee’s nutrition education director.
If folks want to put up billboards, fine with me. My concern is that the “warning label” mantra will be taken seriously by government officials who have the power to make it mandatory.
