On 27 Oct 2003 14:30:52 -0800, (butch burton)
wrote:

>Interesting article in NYT saying the cost of the new mandatory food
>labels will cost an additional $4 billion-applies to meat, fish, some
>veggies and peanuts. Food is a tiny part of my living expense but to
>some lower income large families, it is a very significant part of
>their living expenses and here we go raising their food cost. Yeah it
>would be nice to know my beef brisket came from a cow raised in Keokuk
>IA, processed in Ames IA and so forth but at the cost of $ 4
>billion-wow we could build 400 really snazzy schools (@ $10 million
>each) for $ 4 Billion-now wonder which would do more good.
>
>For those who subscribe (it's free) to the NYT-great food colums-here
>is the article's address.
>
>http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/nati...od-Labels.html

How that number does grow. I've heard or read four different stories
about this so far and the numbers range from the low hundred millions
to this four billion figure. Much phog coming out here I do believe.

Personally, I want to see country of origin labeling. Could be a real
shock to a lot of people where much of our food comes from.

With the exception of foods that we may not produce of high quality in
the U.S. I prefer to buy American grown/produced food when I can.

......Alan.


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Curiosity killed the cat -
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