Doesn’t this only repeal mandatory country of origin labeling. Would it stop an American meat company from putting “All American” on its products (assuming they were indeed all American)? I don’t think so.
I personally avoid Chinese foodstuffs like the plague when I can determine origin, and I would definitely pay more for something guaranteed to not be Chinese. However, I don’t think manufacturers should be forced to label country of origin. That should be optional.
You just admit you would not eat anything from China.
Consumers IMO should have a right to know where the food is coming from since every country has a different standard.
Hiding that is insanity.
You have the right idea, if this becomes law from now on if package doesn’t have a country of origin label pass it by,
I must respectfully disagree, especially when it comes to food. One would hope that US food producers would keep their products of American origin in order to say "Made in America". That has value.
But consider TVs and refrigerators. First one company went overseas, then another, then another. It became a race to the bottom. I'd sure hate to see that happen with US food production.
As a side note, I once saw a can of peaches labeled "Product of USA, packaged in Thailand". I was startled by that, so I called their consumer affairs number. Yes, they said, it is actually cheaper for us to ship the peaches to Thailand and back for packaging then to just package the peaches in the US.