PeteMorris Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I'm afraid I don't have 20/20 vision like I used to in my youth. As you get older your eyesight lets you down somewhat. I know ingredients are compulsorily printed on packaging, but whats the point if it's flippin microscopic? Point in case. I bought some chinese style chicken legs tonight. Yep I know what's in them, but the cooking instuctions (not that I wholely need them!) are so microscopic that they're virtually unreadable. At least I can't read them without some serious 'bins' to help. I just wonder how some folk, who may be intolerant to certain ingredients manage? Quite frankly, some of them are not readable without a magnifying glass or some other serious kind of aid. To some people the difference might have catastrophic consequences. Even life threatening! I think there should be a minimum font size for ingredients, cooking instuctions and any other relevant information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I agree completely. 14 point, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Depends on the product. If you need cooking instructions for soup, you shouldn't be allowed out on your own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 Depends on the product. If you need cooking instructions for soup, you shouldn't be allowed out on your own Who mentioned soup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Perhaps he lives on soup, cornflakes and boiled eggs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie48 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I'm afraid I don't have 20/20 vision like I used to in my youth. As you get older your eyesight lets you down somewhat. I know ingredients are compulsorily printed on packaging, but whats the point if it's flippin microscopic? Point in case. I bought some chinese style chicken legs tonight. Yep I know what's in them, but the cooking instuctions (not that I wholely need them!) are so microscopic that they're virtually unreadable. At least I can't read them without some serious 'bins' to help. I just wonder how some folk, who may be intolerant to certain ingredients manage? Quite frankly, some of them are not readable without a magnifying glass or some other serious kind of aid. To some people the difference might have catastrophic consequences. Even life threatening! I think there should be a minimum font size for ingredients, cooking instuctions and any other relevant information! I agree,I have to put my reading glasses on to read the packaging then i sit down later and forget where i have left them,so have to get up and search around,life can be so hard sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horribleblob Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 It's not so much the type size that gets me (as we can all use optical aids), but the choice of font and the default letterspacing, plus, quite often, a naff choice of colours - black type on a red background? No! No! No! Form should follow function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Agreed - but if the manufacturer printed in large lettering: 'THIS PRODUCT IS FULL OF UNNECESSARY SALT/SUGAR/FAT' it just might put some people off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppins Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Yes they also put No Sugar added in large letters, nothing to do with the sugar that's already in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Do you buy ground beef? '87% lean'. Or 13% of what you're paying money for is fat. I'm a diabetic and although I can eat anything - there's always a 'payback'. It really bugs me when I pick up an item in the supermarket and find that it is loaded with (totally unnecessary) sugars or fats. Which is why I tend to cook 'from scratch'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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