Ouch Time
Alarm Clock Food Warning Label
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Copyright September 22, 1999 by Alan Rifkin
Concept for a universal food label
Graphic is an alarm clock with a 12-segment pie chart or spoons in place of hands.
Each darkened segment is a warning item
The clock is to be placed somewhere noticeable on the food package.
Segments:For each darkened segment the food contains:
12 o'clock Sugar
1 o'clock Fat or TFA
2 o'clock Salt
3 o'clock Shell Fish
4 o'clock Wheat/Gluten
5 o'clock Dairy or Lactose
6 o'clock Peanuts
7 o'clock Eggs
8 o'clock Yeast
9 o'clock Tree Nuts
10 o'clock Soy, MSG, Guanalates
11 o'clock Sulfites
Every food product should have this label on it.
All you have to do is look at what segments are darkened, to know if you can eat it safely or not.
This label also without language. That way it will work just as well on Portuguese Bacalhau or a Russian Blini
In the future, I hope to have this web site in as many languages as possible.
A kid with a peanut allergy can eat things as long as there is no bar at 6 PM. If there is no bar at Noon it is safe for Diabetics.
I am planning a tool that will ask you some questions and it will prepare a card for you to carry to remind you what you can and can not eat.
I am a chemist and I have trouble with modern labels.
I have no idea how the average person, let alone a child or elderly person with poor vision can cope.
Here is how it would look
If a food contained Sugar
If a food contained Shell Fish
A snack food high in Salt and Fat would look like
I am currently looking for funding grants and sponsors to promote the idea.
You can contact me by email at
Email: Alan@Rifkin.com
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