The next time your girlfriend gives you stick about not reading instructions, take it on the chin. It’s a fact: men don’t read (read, not need!) instructions. So if you’re not even willing to glance at the wiring schematic for your home entertainment system, of course you’re not reading food labels. But you should, because what you put in your mouth could eventually kill you.Thankfully, government is on your side on this one. On 1 March 2012 (courtesy of the Consumer Protection Act) the face of food labelling in South Africa will be changing for the better.