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Food Rules: Labels Must Now Give Origin
abcnews.go.com — New regulations at U.S. supermarkets are giving consumers the knowledge they have been asking for—where the fresh food they buy originates.
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- basye, on 10/06/2008, -0/+32Yeah, but not if its prepared food and mixed up with others.
- TunaFishGangsta, on 10/06/2008, -5/+2So just buy raw foods? Get a dehydrator and make your own raisins, crack your own nuts, dehull your own rice, etc...
- AndrewMoyer, on 10/06/2008, -0/+5It sounds like a great idea but isn't necessarily always practical for everybody.
I really try to eat as much fresh food as possible, but it's tough to beat the prep time of a Hot Pocket.
- AndrewMoyer, on 10/06/2008, -0/+5It sounds like a great idea but isn't necessarily always practical for everybody.
- KaseyCarbone, on 10/06/2008, -0/+7All I eat is raw moose.
- Antimatter85, on 10/06/2008, -1/+4Sarah?
- DjOverEZ, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2mom?
- KaseyCarbone, on 10/06/2008, -1/+2Don't talk with your mouths full!
- Huangism, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1no man prepared food will have labels such as
"from the back" "from Produce department" "from my penis"
u know things like that - AndrewMoyer, on 10/06/2008, -0/+4I give it a week before we see labels that say...
Product of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, The, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, The, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, North, Korea, South, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Territories, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, or Zimbabwe - Samohtneas, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1Wrong, it must say where the products are from too.
- TunaFishGangsta, on 10/06/2008, -5/+2So just buy raw foods? Get a dehydrator and make your own raisins, crack your own nuts, dehull your own rice, etc...
- hnazareth16, on 10/06/2008, -1/+41Too bad they don't do this for fast food, because I would love to see where the Taco Bell "food" comes from...
- AmyVernon, on 10/06/2008, -1/+29I dunno; you just might not.
- wintersleep, on 10/06/2008, -0/+7even then, you probably don't want to know. just google "chicken slurry."
- gobbstopp, on 10/06/2008, -2/+6landfills.
- matero5009, on 10/06/2008, -8/+9i don't know where it comes from, i can tell you where it goes 10 minutes after you eat it......
a toilet....in its liquid form- TunaFishGangsta, on 10/06/2008, -1/+9Why is he getting dugg down? He's right. Taco bell gives you the *****.
- KaseyCarbone, on 10/06/2008, -1/+1Nobody wants to be reminded! The truth hurts!
- lisaawesome, on 10/06/2008, -1/+2Man just last night I had a conversation about how to absolutely destroy a bathroom. Taco Bell was definitely mentioned.
- matero5009, on 10/06/2008, -1/+0dude, thank u for supporting me/ my comment
- BoonTobias, on 10/06/2008, -16/+3that's pretty racist bro, how would you feel i made fun of kfc, or mcdonald's?
- TheSesom, on 10/06/2008, -0/+12It is from Mexico.
Right?
OH PLEASE BE FROM MEXICO- dynelol, on 10/06/2008, -1/+5That'd explain it giving everyone the *****.
- TunaFishGangsta, on 10/06/2008, -1/+3A lot of it isn't even food. It's food product. Which means that it was synthesized in an industrial factory. When you eat at Taco Bell you are a food additives tester!
- davidrools, on 10/06/2008, -0/+4It comes from Taco Bell...that should be enough information for you to decide whether or not to eat it.
- endgame, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1It comes from Irvine, California right down the street from my office..hehe
- s73v3r, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1That is one giant Taco Bell. I've always wanted to go there at 2 AM after drinking to see if they're still open.
- jphapsburg1, on 10/06/2008, -2/+0My brother works at the port and he told me its labeled Grade D but edible.
- carpespasm, on 10/07/2008, -0/+1More testicles means more iron.
- funzo, on 10/06/2008, -1/+1dude you're on the internet
google that *****
- psud0, on 10/06/2008, -0/+15That's great news. I would love to see the same here in Europe.
- spaceddaisy, on 10/06/2008, -0/+7I see you are from the low lands too, it actually is this way over here too, check out the information signs at the produce section or the stickers on a lot of fruit. Or labels on meat products.
I just don't think its required by law -yet-, but the information is widely available. - fabriciom, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2I live in Spain and that is already being done here for a long time. Also, its not just for food items. A lot of stuff you buy in the supermarket states where they come from.
- elmetald00d, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2you forgot the sarcasm tag
- elmetald00d, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2The european union requires you to label not only where the food is from but from what farm and even sometimes you have the specific animal.
- drlha, on 10/06/2008, -0/+3I'm imaging: "This steak came from Daisy the Cow".
- insanebrain, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1You're not from Europe, else you would know you are wrong.
- spaceddaisy, on 10/06/2008, -0/+7I see you are from the low lands too, it actually is this way over here too, check out the information signs at the produce section or the stickers on a lot of fruit. Or labels on meat products.
- dtmbcorp, on 10/06/2008, -1/+13Good. I find myself wondering lately what poisons my wal mart bought food might have in it. I've started to cook more of my own food.
- thebaron2, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1You'll be surprised when you see the labels. I can't speak for other products, but our company was recently inquiring to bid on producing, packing, and shipping all of their Great Value brand beef jerky and one of the requirements is that all of the beef MUST be domestic.
That's surprising, especially in the beef industry, because a vast majority of what you buy in the store is from Brazil or New Zealand these days.
It's going to be very interesting to see if American consumers are willing to pay more for domestic products once they have this information. Everyone in the retail industry has heard the "Only buy American" chant for years now, but it's usually met with skepticism, and the "Price is King" philosophy tends to win. Many people will be very interested to know if Americans will put their money where their mouth is, but don't be surprised to see domestic goods selling for a fair premium.- BikerDude69, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2I don't mind paying extra for domestic products because I know the quality is there... unless it's a car...
- thebaron2, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1What makes you think any other particular manufacturing industry is more or less capable or safe than the auto industry?
- Samohtneas, on 10/06/2008, -1/+1You buy your produce from Walmart?
- thebaron2, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1You'll be surprised when you see the labels. I can't speak for other products, but our company was recently inquiring to bid on producing, packing, and shipping all of their Great Value brand beef jerky and one of the requirements is that all of the beef MUST be domestic.
- gobbstopp, on 10/06/2008, -0/+14kinda reminds me of a certain politician's desire to make all laws, regulation, and lobbyist activities up on a website for everyone to see.. for a period called 'the information age', i'm beginning to think it really hasn't started yet. finally, people are demanding what corporations and businesses and supermarkets have been privy to for years.. as much as i'm glad that people are more and more concerned, i have to ask: why not sooner??
- matero5009, on 10/06/2008, -1/+5i think if people found out where most of this food comes from in the world, they won't eat so much
- purkel, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2whats wrong with food from other countries? some countries produce really high quality goods.. new zealand lamb, kobe beef, italian prosciutto... etc etc
- Intervene, on 10/06/2008, -4/+4This would be useful for alot of things, but one thing I know is that McDonalds comes from Cow Excrement
- purkel, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2actually the beef that mcdonalds uses is safer and better than you'd think. the big fast food chains are so afraid of getting sued, they have very high quality control.
but as for making paper thin burger patties... mcdonalds fails.
- purkel, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2actually the beef that mcdonalds uses is safer and better than you'd think. the big fast food chains are so afraid of getting sued, they have very high quality control.
- ysmizzy, on 10/06/2008, -0/+8Here in Canada, I have noticed country of origin labeling on vegetables and fruit, but nothing else. It would be nice to see meats and especially shellfish labeled.
- secrity, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2The grocery stores near me have started labling the country of origin of their "fresh" (usually thawed frozen) fish. One of the Korean supermarkets sells live fish that they will gut, clean, and wrap while you shop.
- BikerDude69, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1My local supermarket labels all deli meats, fresh and frozen fish as well as butchered meats with their country of origin. I don't buy the Vietnamese stuff, that's for sure, nor do I buy farm raised fish from anywhere.
- captainchris, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1a law like this may pass once the new government is formed.
- cyrusuncc, on 10/06/2008, -4/+3what i'm more concerned about is having some cloned meat show up in stores.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/15/tech/mai ...- hydroplane, on 10/06/2008, -1/+8Begun the Clone Wars have.
- mandagrrl, on 10/06/2008, -7/+4Go veg... get the whole "meat" thing out of your diet
- Observant1, on 10/06/2008, -1/+7theres a big difference in the meat of a "free range" animal too.
(translation: I'ma knock over a deer real soon here hehe) - mike17032, on 10/06/2008, -3/+2Veggietards ftl.
- lisaawesome, on 10/06/2008, -2/+2mmm fresh deer. I need to go get my shotgun.
- Observant1, on 10/06/2008, -1/+7theres a big difference in the meat of a "free range" animal too.
- anillop, on 10/06/2008, -1/+1This would be bad why? I am just curious because i keep hearing about how bad it would be but i haven't seen any proof of why cloned meat is so bad for you. I mean its a genetic copy of an animal so it shouldn't be different than the original. I wonder how much of it is just plain old paranoia over something people don't understand.
- jriggs420, on 10/06/2008, -1/+9Giving information on our produce's country of origin is great, and it allows the consumer to make a more informed decision. However, I would _really_ like to know what foods have been irradiated or genetically modified. I wonder which lobby group convinced (read: paid off) the FDA to keep that information of the labels.
- Observant1, on 10/06/2008, -1/+3no kidding, wouldnt a handheld pesticide detector be nice to have too?
- Stemnin, on 10/06/2008, -1/+3It's time to bring a Geiger counter to the grocery store.
- thebaron2, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2I don't know about the FDA, but the USDA requires labeling for irradiated meat. They only handle meat and poultry, though. I believe there are some meat products that fall under the FDA, and I know a bunch of non-meat products do.
- gogog0, on 10/06/2008, -1/+1labeling genetically modified food is not a good idea because people are really really dumb. genetically modified food is actually extremely safe and beneficial except in rare cases where there is an allergy risk. however, gm foods are demonized because people are largely ignorant.
- XZanatos, on 10/06/2008, -0/+3If by beneficial you mean towards the large agricultural corporations profit margin. GM crops, so far, actually increase the use of pesticides, have lower yields per acre, and cost farmers more because of all the extra money they have to pay to buy the seed. GM may someday be used for the benefit of humankind, but for now it is being used solely to benefit corporate profit.
- cybrguy, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2If I had the option of having all my food irradiated, I would have all my food Irradiated. The US population is(as a whole) foolish and ill informed when it comes to radiation and the whole nuclear field.
- jriggs420, on 10/07/2008, -0/+2If you feel irradiated food is safe, that's fine so be it. I'm just saying that I would like to know about. This is a relatively young field in science. You don't have to go back too far in history to find doctors prescribing cigarettes for colds, or cocaine for drowsiness.
- jriggs420, on 10/07/2008, -0/+2If you feel irradiated food is safe, that's fine so be it. I'm just saying that I would like to know about. This is a relatively young field in science. You don't have to go back too far in history to find doctors prescribing cigarettes for colds, or cocaine for drowsiness.
- XZanatos, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2I am guessing you live in the USA, as do I. If you want to know if your food is irradiated or not then buy organic foods. The US organic standards do not allow irradiation of foods. Not that I am particularly against irradiated foods, just f.y.i.
- Observant1, on 10/06/2008, -1/+3no kidding, wouldnt a handheld pesticide detector be nice to have too?
- mandagrrl, on 10/06/2008, -2/+6While it's a step in the right direction. I still advocate growing your own that way there is NO doubt as to the origins of the food on your plate.
- secrity, on 10/06/2008, -0/+4I have no need, desire, or ability to grow my own food.
I just have to drive to one of the three Korean supermarkets near me and BUY fresh produce. If I want organic produce, I can go to Whole Foods.
The Korean supermarkets and Whole Foods sell all of the food that I want or need. I just wish that there were a decent bakery near me.- mandagrrl, on 10/06/2008, -0/+4To each his own I say... and if you have found something that works for you that's great!
- secrity, on 10/06/2008, -0/+4I have no need, desire, or ability to grow my own food.
- lajaw, on 10/06/2008, -2/+5Now, the government is set to require the fundamentals of the NAIS (National Animal Id System) to comply with the COOL (Country of Origin Labeling). That is not cool and it denies farmers and ranchers their rights. We do not need trace back to the farmer. Only to the feedlot/feeder/grower. CAFO's and the processors are the disease spreaders. The Ag department is making laws.
- urbandistrict, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2Why would you think that? The more informed we are about what we consume the better.
- lajaw, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1So buy local and petition the government to allow the farmer to process on the farm. That is the ultimate in information. Buying from the man who raised the animal/produce.
Is it okay to deny rights of others as long as you have perceived safety in your food? - urbandistrict, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2I agree, in a perfect world all our foods would come locally. Farming hives/complexes are the future.
Maybe I am ignorant in these matters but I don't see where any "rights" are being denied. My wife buys Organic which means they are certified as such and even listed in a directory. I'd imagine it to be the same to an extent with all farmers.
How exactly does one expect a public farmer fly under the radar?
- lajaw, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1So buy local and petition the government to allow the farmer to process on the farm. That is the ultimate in information. Buying from the man who raised the animal/produce.
- purkel, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2I met with USDA last spring to discuss this... and they admitted that COOL encourages NAIS, although doesnt mandate it.
personally i think NAIS would be a good thing although significant costs would be involved. Over the long run I think NAIS will help improve the health and quality of the US herd.
- urbandistrict, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2Why would you think that? The more informed we are about what we consume the better.
- chrissku, on 10/06/2008, -4/+1They should also list the name of the employee who picked the produce. I want to start forming a bond with the people who pick my food.
- Samohtneas, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1Well, with prepackaged vegetables like squash or something (the king on a foam board wrapped in shrink wrap) it will have the packagers initials on it.
- GeeksSpeakFont, on 10/06/2008, -0/+6This is important! People are willing to spend loads of money on prescription drugs or doctor's visits, but without the necessary knowledge for preventative action, good health is limited.
- ThatCreepyGuy, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1It's actually kind of a pain in the ass, since the U.S. isn't on the labels as an option, and you'll have to write it in if that's where the food came from.
- snotrokit, on 10/06/2008, -0/+4I think this is a great step in the right direction,
- Puffles, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1Extremely similar legislation was already passed a while ago: the government basically said, we'll pass it to appease the people, we just won't ENFORCE it.
History repeats itself, so I don't see why this will be any different. - EdwardMass, on 10/06/2008, -0/+10Why is all my food from China?...and made of plastic?
- redux2redux, on 10/06/2008, -0/+4To shorten the label, they have replaced the word 'China' with the skull and crossbones symbol.
- Korgmeister, on 10/06/2008, -0/+7Wow, they didn't have this in America? I just took it for granted in Aussieland that country of origin was always displayed.
- santaliqueur, on 10/06/2008, -1/+3I thought everything was exactly like the country I live in, as well.
- sinkhead, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2I presumed the same living in the UK.
- TheEarthlings, on 10/06/2008, -2/+3Good! But it should state the region in the US too. Buying regional is one of the best ways to fight climate change, as emissions from transport are reduced.
- MWeather, on 10/06/2008, -1/+2All the fresh food I buy originates from the city I bought it from. The rest is a week old and sprayed with preservatives.
- harris12, on 10/06/2008, -3/+1this is good decision for good food.continue...
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harris- harris12, on 10/06/2008, -0/+0yes this is right..
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- harris12, on 10/06/2008, -0/+0yes this is right..
- Rudegar, on 10/06/2008, -1/+1alas this is the end of gitmo strawberries :S
- str8danks, on 10/06/2008, -1/+2Now its gonna take even longer to shop, im just gonna be reading every single label in the supermarket. Sweet.
- PGPirate, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1How about a label for the part of the animal that the food comes from.
- KaseyCarbone, on 10/06/2008, -1/+8How about a list of all the pesticides and fertilizers used on the crops as well, since those are technically "ingredients" after being absorbed by the produce.
Go ahead, big words are ok. We can look them up on the internet to see the results of all their clinical trials. Right?- Cyrock, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1mmm pesticides and fertilizers
-gag-
- Cyrock, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1mmm pesticides and fertilizers
- veggiemoore, on 10/06/2008, -0/+4The last paragraph for me was the most important:
"Besides being a better way to track meats and produce the law could make people more aware of their actions. Buying locally grown products could infuse the local economy. It also lessens the food's carbon imprint since the trip from the farm to the market is shorter."
Good news for all of us striving to be better locavores. - republicker, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2Good news you can eat these healthy items with a side dish of FDA approved melamine. Its grrrrreatt!
- KaseyCarbone, on 10/06/2008, -0/+4On Star Trek, all the produce sports a label which reads: ORIGIN: COMPUTER.
- purkel, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1I can see this COOL back firing on some USA producers... Consumers might realize they like imported foods better and seek to buy it more often. For example New Zealand lamb has done a fabulous job marketing their lamb and now people like it more than US lamb. With COOL consumers will be more aware they are buying Chilean seafood, Argentinian fruits or Australian grassfed beef.
- Sheethappens, on 10/06/2008, -0/+3Your problem with red meat in USA was (maybe still is) for a long time that your companies used Ethoxyquin as a preservative while it was banned for human use in Australia and NZ. People who KNOW what that stuff does to your body started kicking up a stink in USA and the people who sell red meat started finding red meat from sources that didnt allow Ethoxyquin thus Australia and NZ got a massive foot in the door. While a lot of that was later taken back, two very interesting things happened:
1) American sheep farmers were starting to walk away from their land unable to keep up with the price of imports so the American Govt, through lobbyists, reacted by putting what was later taken to the World court and ruled as "illegal", tarriff on red meat imports specifically FROM Australia and NZ! At that same time, Australian sheep station owners were in USA, at the request of authorities over there AND on their OWN DOLLAR, too, trying to show American farmers the way Australians do it and why we were so successful at a time when our own economy was in the toilet and given that slap in the face for their help from the American Federal Govt (though not the sheep farmers) the Australians had to go home because they just had their left arms cut off their income and were, themselves, looking at what THEY were going to do to survive. Eventually American got rid of the tarriff but did so at a leisurely pace and the amusing thing? At the same time they whacked that tarriff on they were on world news appealing for a "level playing field" for any country to sell into any other country. Talk about two faced!
2) The American market were introduced to the idea of lean meat from MUCH smaller bovine (bulls, cows) for that part of the market and how it ended up cheaper than the American bovine which was a LOT larger by comparison and this was a recognition that was basically a "blink, blink" to those in the bovine meat industry. All was cheaper and the taste was better apparently (never knowing eaten American bovine meat myself so I dont know that comparison for sure). So, though the tarriff was still hitting the bovine meat exporters here, the market in America changed to accomodate the need for the way we were doing it here, slightly and when the tarriff disappeared it opened the market better than it was before the tarriff so far as bovine meat is concerned.
All in all it was an interesting economic lesson. While America tried to protect sheep farmers with a tarriff that also enclosed bovine meat, it ended up making the Australian bovine meat market larger in USA so in effect was a bitch slap, self inflicted by the USA Govt.
Now we have the FTA between USA and Australia and that is yet another interesting time. Small Australian market and so many upset American companies that they are ending up buying the Australian companies which changes the face of the imports from Australia. The company gets more income as a result but the American farmer gets less market. Who wins?- purkel, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1interesting take on it... I'm an American beef importer. Are you involved in the Aussie meat industry?
- CyphreDias, on 10/07/2008, -0/+1Thank you for posting... I often visit the United States. Your comments are very interesting. I will look into Ethoxyquin.
I feel that tariffs encourage self-sufficiency and I believe self-sufficiency is a good thing which should be encouraged (sustainable self-sufficiency) (zone by zone) (decentralized). I hate the idea of a "world court."
- Sheethappens, on 10/06/2008, -0/+3Your problem with red meat in USA was (maybe still is) for a long time that your companies used Ethoxyquin as a preservative while it was banned for human use in Australia and NZ. People who KNOW what that stuff does to your body started kicking up a stink in USA and the people who sell red meat started finding red meat from sources that didnt allow Ethoxyquin thus Australia and NZ got a massive foot in the door. While a lot of that was later taken back, two very interesting things happened:
- Sheethappens, on 10/06/2008, -1/+4Welcome to last century, America! It's been going on in Australia for a heck of a long time now. The problem you will find is all the little ways that your manufacturers/suppliers have of getting around it. For example, to qualify, at one time though not now, for "Made in Australia" one fruit juice manufacturer actually bought the plastic caps from an Australian firm. The rest of the product was imported juice from South America and the plastic bottle made somewhere in Asia (forget where, now). There are SO many ways to get around this that in the end you wont trust anyone who says "Made in America" just as most Australians dont believe "Made in Australia". Ultimately, people trying to do "the right thing" by buying "Australian" as they see it were so upset that they just went back to buying whatever without caring and it has affected "green" products, too. Most people dont believe "Environmentally friendly" and other similar sayings on things for sale because they have been misled by "Made in Australia". You end up knowing that manufacturing companies are just liars.
- DrummerAndrew, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2A: The ground.
- insanebrain, on 10/06/2008, -1/+1plants live from more than 90% of light, so the right answer should be : The air.
- ashwinmudigonda, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2"The labeling will provide a sense of safety and accountability to concerned consumers. "
Yup! That's what it is. A sense of safety, not safety per se. - SharkPuncher, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2As the guy who makes signs for grocery stores, this is a really annoying new policy.
- matero5009, on 10/06/2008, -0/+0o yea! you're right!! just like the tainted milk from China or the melamin in cadbury (American company but made in China) or all the packaged shrimp you can get from Taiwan which has practically no stardards on controling disease in there exported foods.
yea man...ur defenetly right....everyone should just eat food made in America...like steak. steak that comes from cows. from cows that grew and were born in America....yea, America. where less than 0.1% of all cows in the country aren't tested for mad cow disease....yea, let's just eat American made food - dtmbcorp, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2Yes. I'm what you might call poor.
- zantos420, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1good; now i can actively screen out all produce from china
- Migato86, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2yay, now we can discriminate against food too!
- kyleh, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1I work in Produce and this sucks. For me at least
- dafrog2, on 10/06/2008, -0/+0Sorry but no. The meat department at the grocery stores label the beef "Product of Canada/US/Mexico"
***** worthless implementation. - diggitydad, on 10/06/2008, -1/+0"Origin will guide you on this path, and those who revere its wisdom shall be uplifted."
Prior of the Ori - sark666, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2Is laboratory going to be one of the listed locations?
- CyphreDias, on 10/07/2008, -0/+2Anyone who says that country of origin labels is impossible or difficult is full of BS. Honestly, how hard is it to have a bunch of stickers that say USA.
- chick4869, on 10/07/2008, -0/+0This is a good idea so that the consumers can realize where their food is coming from. If we start seeing that most of the food we are purchaing comes from other countries we can change so that our produces grows in the United States. This will benefit the country by creating more jobs and lowering the cost to the consumers since the shipment will be less. But then again some produce taste better from other countries.
- beauley, on 10/11/2008, -0/+1Oriental restaurants, especially Chinese style virtually dominate eateries throughout the U.S. and have been for a long time a place of relaxing atmosphere and exotic taste. Few of us can soon forget the experience. http://www.gomestic.com/Cooking/Oriental-Style-Hom ...
Oriental Style Home-made Food for Pennies
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