Does the Hot Dog shape entice Tea Baggers?

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The first thing that went thru my mind was, Hot Dogs must be a turn on to Tea Baggers.

Triangle-shaped hot dogs?

Triangle-shaped hot dogs?
Feb 22, 2010 12:10 PM — Scott Jagow

There’s quite a bit of discussion today about a warning from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Because choking on food is a considerable danger for young children, the Academy wants mandatory labeling about choking hazards. And it suggests some foods like hot dogs should be “redesigned.”

More from the statement’s lead author:

“We know what shape, sizes and consistencies pose the greatest risk for choking in children and whenever possible food manufacturers should design foods to avoid those characteristics, or redesign existing foods when possible, to change those characteristics to reduce the choking risk…

“Any food that has a cylindrical or round shape poses a risk,” he pointed out. Smith said that hot dogs were high on the list of foods that could be redesigned — perhaps the shape, although he said it would be up to the manufacturers to figure out the specifics.

The hot dog industry’s response:

In response to the call for warning labels and hot dog re-engineering, Janet Riley, president of the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, pointed out that most hot dog packages in the U.S. already advise parents to chop up hot dogs into more easily swallowed pieces.

“As a mother who has fed toddlers cylindrical foods like grapes, bananas, hot dogs and carrots, I ‘redesigned’ them in my kitchen by cutting them with a paring knife until my children were old enough to manage on their own,” she said.

Even when they’re old enough, kids can still choke on food. ....

Triangle-shaped hot dogs?

People,
You can not legislate Common Sense, no matter how hard you try. Outlawing the sausage, is a bit too far.

"Stand back from the Bratwurst..."