[JACKRUSSELL]

I just don't trust Congress, especially Democrats, to do this right.

[JACKRUSSELL]

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[traderrob6]

True, but it’s not all that bad an idea in theory.

[stravinskyrules]

This is a GOOD thing.

I would like to know where these generic ingredients, especially in drugs, are coming from.

[goldstategop]

Consumer safety comes before profit. I think consumers have a right to know where their food and drugs are made and whether the country of origin complies with our standards for quality and safety.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Gosh.

Democrats seem to be making a play for “Reagan Democrats”.

Where’s the GOP??...

[Doe Eyes]

The strange thing is that this was already required for most products (non food or drugs).

[hinckley buzzard]

"I think consumers would be willing to pay a little more to ensure their food is safe."

I would be willing to pay a little more to ensure I wasn't buying any Chinese crap by accident.

[NVDave]

Then the GOP should have done something with this legislation when they controlled Congress. This has been a persistent request from many consumer groups as well as US farmers.

US farmers/ranchers especially wanted COOL (Country Of Origin Labeling) after the Canadian BSE outbreak took down beef prices in the US markets (which were BSE-free).

The USDA and consumer groups then wanted national animal ID implemented, which would allow tracking livestock from birth to hamburger, but the packing companies didn’t want COOL. With national animal ID, you’d not only know country of origin, you’d know the specific ranch where the animal was born - way more information than necessary to implement COOL.

But the GOP refused to bring the bill forward. Why? Because the GOP has been carrying water for the four big meat packing industries for years, and they refused to listen to the consumers, farmers and ranchers and instead they wanted to listen to the big meat packers and idiotic economists claiming that things like COOL are an impediment to international trade.

Is it any surprise that the GOP is now the minority party?

They’re mostly all morons in Congress, but the GOP leadership is a very special brand of mental pygmies.

[Centurion2000]

Personally I’d love for this to come into effect. Don’t really care which party proposes it as it’s a good diea for the consumer.

[PAR35]

I just don't trust Congress, especially Democrats, to do this right.

I don't trust Washington, especially Bush, to do it at all.

[MIchaelTArchangel]

I’ll take them seriously when the insist upon country of origin labeling for lawn cutters and roofers.

[mombonn]

Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., and chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, said consumers deserve to know where their purchases come from.

Why am I so so skeptical of the idiot from my home state, when I agree with him in this matter?