That is a bad idea. I want to know where my food comes from. Particularly meat and vegatables.
More consumer knowledge is always a good thing, both for free markets and the economy in general.
"GOP seeks to repeal food labeling law"
This is not good. Only someone with something to hide would even suggest such a thing. Dumb move.
How about repealing Congessional perks instead...
I'm pretty sure about it - it's closer to "favor to multinational corporations at the expense of the American consumer."
These products already have labels on them, so there is no significant additional cost attached to the practice of labeling the country of origin. Food brought in from Mexico hasn't been raised with the same standards as food raised stateside. The result is lower (or at least 'different') quality. I have no problem with consumers having more information rather than less.
This isn't a bright issue for the GOP to spend some ofthat political capital on. They are wrong in this.
There is nothing wrong with labeling food with the country of origin. In fact, I eat nothing from Mexico, so I definitely want it labeled.
What's wrong with some basic info like "made/grown in ...."?
What are we, mushrooms?
>to favor multinational corporations at the expense of the American consumer<
Not only the consumer but at the expense (and demise) of the American farmer and fruit grower, for Petes sake!
IMO the Food & Drug Administration is far overstepping their job description.
Big tobacco lost billions for knowingly selling a harmful product.
Food contaminated by chemicals and human feces is harmful.
Therefore, LOOK OUT BIG FOOD!
(Oh. Big Food, keep records of who you are paying off. We'll let you off easier when we can take the retirement incomes of corrupt and dangerous political hacks and see to it that they are all hanged -- after a fair trial, of course.)
How more ill can the Republicrats, who snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, make us?
I really hope they don't do this. Time to get working on a garden in the Spring I guess.
This is what you voted for, revell in it.
The democrats are a socialist nightmare. They pretend to care about us while they shove the knife between our ribs. Republicans just shove the thing in and look for another good spot to poke at for a larger percentage. But, they do have Rove to tell us it's good for us.. Who needs that label anyhow.. It only gives you some idea about whether what you're eating is going to make you ill or not. We can't be bothered with your well being when there's money to be made. And as the free traders would remind us, ethical considerations are anathema where money is concerned. The odd thing is that our forefathers would have had the sense to be incited by what we're putting up with now.