By: David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection | Oct 21, 2011 9:23AM
Next time you’re at the grocery store and flip around a package to check out the ingredients or calorie count, take the opportunity to remember the contribution of Virginia Knauer, who served Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Reagan in high-level consumer affairs positions.
Ms. Knauer held some pretty daring opinions in her day. At a time when sellers of dog food — but not people food — had to disclose what was inside the package, she advocated for detailed product labeling.