DIET: Republicans looking to repeal law requiring food labels to carry country of origin

Duduluth Superior ^ | November 17, 2004 | Libby Quaid

[pissant]

The republicans can be such idiots sometimes. I want to know where my food comes from. I refuse to buy anything from communists or our other enemies (ie france).

[Bikers4Bush]

Personally I would like to know where my meat, vegetables and fruit are coming from.

[conservative cat]

Me, too. What's wrong with knowing where your food is coming from? We know where our clothes come from.

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Which meat/s you be concerned about purchasing from France?

[Buck W.]

"The republicans can be such idiots sometimes. I want to know where my food comes from. I refuse to buy anything from communists or our other enemies (ie france)."

I agree. This should not be the first battle fought.

[Bluegrass Conservative]

Maybe I'm missing something here. How does this cost the ranchers?

[stuartcr]

How can anyone tell someone to boycott stuff, if no one knows where it came from?? We could be eating French stuff!!!!

[NTegraT]

I want to know too where it comes from. My meat, my vegetables and my fruit. Leave it alone!!!!

[GoMonster]

how do you know this source is true?

[ko_kyi]

If the GOP believes in free markets, they have to support the idea that consumers can make informed choices and food should be labeled accordingly.

[graf008]

I want to know where my food comes from, but don't really care if it is from France or not (I actually like some of the wine from there but will not buy anything associated with Mr. Chirac).

I'd rather know if it comes from some country where crap can easily be mixed in and where food protections are minimal if non-existant.

[DoughtyOne]

The country of origion should be on our food, if nothing else. I want it there on everything I buy.

Just who does it hurt to have this information on the containers?

[Jim Robinson]

I know where my food comes from. It comes from the farmers and ranchers of the "red" counties. People in the "blue" counties are not concerned. They get their food from the supermarket.

[You Dirty Rats]

If the GOP believes in free markets, they have to support the idea that consumers can make informed choices and food should be labeled accordingly.

Shouldn't the free markets decide when labeling is needed, rather than a Federal Law?

[EdReform]

Me, too! I refuse to buy produce grown in Mexico.

[pissant]

I agree. Unfortunately, some republicans have their heads up their rears.

[headsonpikes]

No tequila for you!

[Graybeard58]

House Majority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo., said he expected the Senate to agree to repealing the measure, whose main champion two years ago was Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D.

I don't know what the world's coming to when I find myself on the same side of an issue as Tom Daschle.

[CaptainK]

A USA label is a positive marketing strategy. I will go out of my way to avoid unlabeled produce and meat.