http://tinyurl.com/2m9dc2

"... we want Country of Origin labels for both conventional and
organic food.."

Excerpt:
As a result, Americans are buying billions of dollars of imported
foods without knowing it, while cheap, bogus "USDA Organic" food from
China is starting to appear on the shelves of Wal-Mart and other Big
Box chains. In order to promote health and sustainability, and to save
North American family farms, we need to restore our right to know
where our food is coming from.

"... we want Country of Origin labels for both conventional and
organic food.."

Dee Dee

Dee Dee wrote:

As a result, Americans are buying billions of dollars of imported
foods without knowing it, while cheap, bogus "USDA Organic" food from
China is starting to appear on the shelves of Wal-Mart and other Big
Box chains. In order to promote health and sustainability, and to save
North American family farms, we need to restore our right to know
where our food is coming from.

"... we want Country of Origin labels for both conventional and
organic food.."

Dee Dee


If I saw a "USDA Organic" label I would think the food met the US
standards for "organic" food. I would never consider that to have
ANYthing to do with where the food was grown. Those are two different
issues to me.

On May 5, 12:44 am, Goomba38 wrote:
Dee Dee wrote:
As a result, Americans are buying billions of dollars of imported
foods without knowing it, while cheap, bogus "USDA Organic" food from
China is starting to appear on the shelves of Wal-Mart and other Big
Box chains. In order to promote health and sustainability, and to save
North American family farms, we need to restore our right to know
where our food is coming from.

"... we want Country of Origin labels for both conventional and
organic food.."

Dee Dee

If I saw a "USDA Organic" label I would think the food met the US
standards for "organic" food. I would never consider that to have
ANYthing to do with where the food was grown. Those are two different
issues to me.


I forgot to add the url for this article. The quotation marks are
from the article, not my writing.

http://tinyurl.com/3dhos7

Dee Dee wrote:

If I saw a "USDA Organic" label I would think the food met the US
standards for "organic" food. I would never consider that to have
ANYthing to do with where the food was grown. Those are two different
issues to me.


I forgot to add the url for this article. The quotation marks are
from the article, not my writing.

I assumed that since you posted the quote from the article that you
agreed with it?
Did you mistakenly think a label saying "USDA Organic" has anything to
do with where it is grown?

On May 5, 1:00 am, Goomba38 wrote:
Dee Dee wrote:
If I saw a "USDA Organic" label I would think the food met the US
standards for "organic" food. I would never consider that to have
ANYthing to do with where the food was grown. Those are two different
issues to me.

I forgot to add the url for this article. The quotation marks are
from the article, not my writing.

I assumed that since you posted the quote from the article that you
agreed with it?
Did you mistakenly think a label saying "USDA Organic" has anything to
do with where it is grown?

Shall I expect a reply from Default User next?

Dee Dee wrote:
On May 5, 1:00 am, Goomba38 wrote:
Dee Dee wrote:
If I saw a "USDA Organic" label I would think the food met the US
standards for "organic" food. I would never consider that to have
ANYthing to do with where the food was grown. Those are two different
issues to me.
I forgot to add the url for this article. The quotation marks are
from the article, not my writing.
I assumed that since you posted the quote from the article that you
agreed with it?
Did you mistakenly think a label saying "USDA Organic" has anything to
do with where it is grown?

Shall I expect a reply from Default User next?

I dunno? Why?
I still don't understand what a label saying "USDA Organic" has to do
with the idea of labeling foods with their country of origin? Can you
explain?

"Goomba38" wrote in message
I still don't understand what a label saying "USDA Organic" has to do with
the idea of labeling foods with their country of origin? Can you explain?

Because a lot of people are naive, uneducated, easily swayed and think
anything that has a "US" in official looking letters means it has some sort
of connection or approval by the US Federal Government. Just like the
"official notice" that comes in the brown envelope in the junk mail. Take a
survey in the grocery and I'd bet a surprising number of people would guess
it is USA grown produce because of that sticker.

Dee Dee wrote:

On May 5, 1:00 am, Goomba38 wrote:
Dee Dee wrote:
If I saw a "USDA Organic" label I would think the food met the US
standards for "organic" food. I would never consider that to have
ANYthing to do with where the food was grown. Those are two
different issues to me.

I forgot to add the url for this article. The quotation marks are
from the article, not my writing.

I assumed that since you posted the quote from the article that you
agreed with it?
Did you mistakenly think a label saying "USDA Organic" has anything
to do with where it is grown?

Shall I expect a reply from Default User next?

What? How'd I get dragged into this?



Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

On May 5, 11:31 am, "Default User" wrote:
Dee Dee wrote:
On May 5, 1:00 am, Goomba38 wrote:
Dee Dee wrote:
If I saw a "USDA Organic" label I would think the food met the US
standards for "organic" food. I would never consider that to have
ANYthing to do with where the food was grown. Those are two
different issues to me.

I forgot to add the url for this article. The quotation marks are
from the article, not my writing.

I assumed that since you posted the quote from the article that you
agreed with it?
Did you mistakenly think a label saying "USDA Organic" has anything
to do with where it is grown?

Shall I expect a reply from Default User next?

What? How'd I get dragged into this?

Brian



My mistake.

In article .com,
Dee Dee wrote:

http://tinyurl.com/2m9dc2

"... we want Country of Origin labels for both conventional and
organic food.."

Excerpt:
As a result, Americans are buying billions of dollars of imported
foods without knowing it, while cheap, bogus "USDA Organic" food from
China is starting to appear on the shelves of Wal-Mart and other Big
Box chains. In order to promote health and sustainability, and to save
North American family farms, we need to restore our right to know
where our food is coming from.

"... we want Country of Origin labels for both conventional and
organic food.."

Yes, country of origin labeling should be a requirement as well as GMOs
and some other things. Our entire food safety management system in the
US has been trashed in favor of voluntary industry standards. And those
so-called standards have rapidly devolved into a 'let them eat garbage'
ethic in a tidal wave of industrial greed and capriciousness. The
mega-industrialization of US food production is a catastrophe.