Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Publius Valerius

The reality of NAFTA regarding food such as produce and meats is that these products are not labeled.


84 posted on 09/07/2004 8:41:44 AM PDT by texastoo (a "has-been" Republican)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 70 | View Replies ]


To: texastoo

That may be so, but that doesn't mean that the food can legally be contaminated. The agreement requires that all food meet international requirements for safety and sanitation. At the end of the day, that's all you can do. If some farmers in Mexico don't follow the rules, it's no different than some farmers in the US not following the rules.

The fact remains that under the NAFTA, the US has the power to block imports of food and agricultural products that don't meet international standards.


86 posted on 09/07/2004 8:51:47 AM PDT by Publius Valerius
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 84 | View Replies ]

To: texastoo
The reality of NAFTA regarding food such as produce and meats is that these products are not labeled.

So what? What does a label have to do with the fact that something might be contaminated?

And in the case of the infamous Californian/Mexican strawberries of the 90's, it was a U.S. company that fraudulently represented Mexican strawberries as home-grown in order to qualify for school food programs. There ain't no trade agreement that will prevent that sort of activity.

87 posted on 09/07/2004 8:55:09 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 84 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson