On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 17:11:34 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote:

>On Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 2:31:38 PM UTC-7, Dave Smith wrote:
>> When I went in to my local Dutch butcher this morning to pick up my
>> weekly order I was told that bad news that they are closing down. They
>> are victims of bureaucracy. He told me that the government told him he
>> had to put nutrition labels on all his products, and he cannot afford to
>> do that. Dang. There is no one around who sells bacon and other pork
>> products as good and as cheaply as his stuff.
>>
>> The good news is that he is going to be working in a shop with some of
>> his friends and they will put me on their list for special orders.
>
>Nutrition labels for meats are pretty standard.

I don't think ordinary meat requires it?

>I dont see how buying a bunch of printed stickers would put him out of business.
>
>He could probably comply with the law by putting up posters with the nutrition information on them.
>
>He needs to investigate further and not just give up.

I would surely think somebody doesnt simply give up on their business
and career without a decent amount of investigation...

>Would you and his other customers be willing to pay a nickle more to pay for the labels??
>
>That's about what they would cost.

The lables themselves are the least of the problem - it's getting to
the point where you can put the lables on that's the problem.