Labels Needed for Ludicrous Legislation
Labels urged for foods that can choke kids By Shelby Lin Erdman, CNN February 22, 2010 (CNN) -- It's a silent, often overlooked danger that kills dozens of children every year, and it's easily preventable: choking to death on food. Now the largest pediatrician group in the United States is calling for warning labels on foods that pose the highest risk for choking. The American Academy of Pediatrics estimates at least one child in the United States dies every five days from choking on food. The academy rates choking as the leading cause of death among children 14 and younger. . . lists hot dogs as the highest risk food for young kids. The American Academy of Pediatrics has, in this instance become more of an Academy of Histrionics. They're not even close on their statistics, nor does CNN (apparently) do the simple cross-check usually associated with accurate reportage.
One every five days. 73 kids annually. Not even close to a 'leading killer.' 0-1 years: * Developmental and genetic con…