Did you even know that congress passed a law that meat and fish was supposed to be labelled with its country of origin? If I didn't know that, I surely wasn't aware that the Republicans were delaying it year after year from going into effect. Who cares? For Chrissakes, just because my beef was from Mexico doesn't mean I wouldn't buy it! (Although, I admit...I might not buy meat that came from Hong Kong or some other place I've seen dogs hanging in a butcher shop) In other news...China banned 7 U.S. meat importers over the weekend. Uhm, if the United States can accept poisoned dog food from China why won't they accept our hormone infused meat?
Call your Senators today! Even if this did mean people would seek out American beef and other meats, bully for the American rancher! God, this is dumb. (AAS)
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Who cares? People who want to reduce their consumption of foods that travel long distances to reach their stores. People who want to avoid meat that comes from countries known to have problems with mad cow disease, contamination, etc.
It is ironic (and hypocritical) that Republicans, who are supposedly the champions of the free market, are standing in the way of what actually makes markets work: information.