Pinetree wrote:
> "Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Pinetree wrote:
>>> Did you all know that "Product of the U.S.A." or "Product of Canada"
>>> on your cans and plastic bags, could just mean that the can or
>>> plastic bag was made in the country; or that the contents were just
>>> "processed" in these countries.
>>
>> Really? Could you post the source for that info?
>> --
>> Dave
>> www.davebbq.com
>>

> Confirmed by several major grocery stores' customer service (they
>> really
> cannot lie to you),

Which ones? And how would a grocery store know anything about the source of
ingredients in the production of a product? Just on a lark, I called
Safeway, and they hadn't a clue. I also called my rep at Sysco, and he said
that all their food products are labled with the country of origin.

> and also I am presently staying in Canada and saw
> the whole program on www.cbc.ca/marketplace two weeks ago.

You'll excuse me if I need more specifics of what the program actually said.
Any links to a transcript or an online excerpt?

> Some
> people have been trying to change this devious practice in the USA
> for twenty years (!!!)

Who?

> I just found out by 'phoning the USA,

Any particular phone number?

> but of
> course the Governments really don't care. ... snip.

This is when my skeptics antenna goes up. I just called the USDA and was
forwarded to the Marketing and Regulatory Programs division and spoke with
Deputy Chief Information Officer Angela Thompson (202-720-1237, in case you
want to call). What she said was that if a product is labled as being
produced in a specific country, then the major 'constituency' of that
product is from where the product was produced.

She stated that since certain minor ingredients in a product, like spices,
may originate outside of the country of origin. This is because most
countries do not grow their own spices.

I don't see any major issue here.

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com