Because they DO NOT KNOW it is from China, our betters in congress have repeatedly decided that COOL legislation (and you) are unworthy.
True, BUT, our US producers could do a LOT more for themselves than any likely Country Of Origin Labeling legislation: They could take the bull by the horns (so to speak!), that is, be the tiniest bit self-reliant, imaginative, and aggressive in these matters, and go on a labeling and informational campaign of their own. Their own organizations would perhaps best be the initial place to organize such, although the fact that they are not already on this “warpath” is a bit troubling. Farming of the gov’t is easier, perhaps, for the farm groups?
Properly executed, the increase in revenues would easily finance the advertising costs, and more.