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Mapping EU Regulations: From Food Labels to Digital Consent
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I’ll go first…
The first time we visited The Netherlands, William and I executed my traditional “hotel grocery” run. It’s part of the routine I honed during my years of living in hotels while touring in the theatre. Sweeping all the “hotel crap” off the surfaces into a drawer is followed by procuring in-room snacks, usually red licorice and Honey BBQ Frito Twists, because it is a truth universally acknowledged that an equal measure of sweet and salty snacks will curb hanger and/or cure insomnia.
On our first trip to SPAR in Amsterdam a few years ago, I selected pink frosted cookies and paprika flavored potato chips—a vice I discovered on our trip to Spain. I remember being disappointed to see that my “roze koekjes” (and most everything else that seemed appetizing for hotel snacks) were labeled with a red E, noting they belonged on bottom of the nutritional scale on the packaging.
I’ve heard of shame-based eating…but helping me choose healthier food?
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