Problem
Commercially exploitative food labelling
Other Names:
Profiteering by drug classification Nature:
Some foods have medicinal properties. If they are sold as foods, they are usually available at a reasonable price from numerous merchants. If they are sold as drugs, they are sold only by pharmaceutical companies at inflated prices.The consequences of classifying a food as a drug are formal testing of its medicinal properties by a regulatory agency, and standardization of its labels to include legally required information about the medicinal contents, their effects and side-effects, and the recommended dosage.
Broader Problems:
ProfiteeringPrice fixing Related Problems:
Harmful natural foodstuffsInadequate drug classification Aggravates:
Repudiation of complementary medicine Subject(s):
Amenities → Food??Commerce → Finance??
Commerce → Commerce ??
Societal Problems → Maltreatment??
Research, Standards → Signs and labels??
Health Care → Pharmacy??
Informatics, Classification → Classification??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems Date of last update
03.06.1999 – 00:00 CEST