"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> schreef in bericht
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> Jke wrote on Sat, 3 Mar 2007 20:28:36 +0100:
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> ??>> Wegman's (my local chain) labels lots of stuff, especially
> ??>> fruits & berries from South America, since many people
> ??>> (like me) know that other countries may use some strange
> ??>> pesticides that are not used here. By "labels", I mean
> ??>> that on the big price sign next to the plums, they hand
> ??>> write "From Chile", or whatever. It's consistent from
> ??>> store to store. I suspect this began because customers
> ??>> wanted it, although Wegman's is unusual and might've
> ??>> dreamt it up because they're big on full disclosure.
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> ??>> I think you'd be better off getting your stores to provide
> ??>> the information, especially since it involves virtually NO
> ??>> extra effort. They know where the stuff comes from.
> ??>>
> ??>> "Raised or caught" - now we're talking about meat & fish,
> ??>> right? With fish, it doesn't matter much.
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> J> It does in terms of sustainability, afaik. Line caught
> J> salmon is better for the environment. And farmed salmon is
> J> fed things that are much worse than what wild salmon eat. In
> J> terms of sustainability, medications, variety, coloring.
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> J> Food miles matter to me, as well.
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> J> So what origins of food mean to you can depennd on what you
> J> find importatn as a consumer.
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> I've not been very confident about even Trader Joe's when I found that
> their Atlantic salmon was marked "Product of Chile". Chile's Atlantic
> coast is miniscule and I don't approve of trying to raise Salmo where
> Otorhyncus is the genus.
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That's a good point. I was not aware of that issue.