Comments on: Cut Out The Peanut Butter Snacks

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:44:16 +0000

Back in ancient times, retailers and manufacturers made a point of labeling products “Made in the USA”, and the labels were prominent. These days you have to search to find a CoO label, even when it’s required.

It shouldn’t be a problem, unless manufacturers are worried that consumers won’t like the truth.

By: cookie jill

cookie jill — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:42:15 +0000

Country of Origin labeling....NOW. cookie jill´s last blog post..kangaroo blogging friday

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:39:33 +0000

In my lifetime there was once a certain cachet about being imported, but that is long since gone, in various recalls and problems. Monsanto is responsible for giving US food exports a bad name with its GM products, and the FDA resistance to testing has caused major problems for meat producers.

People want to know what they are eating and where it came from. Providing that information should be a normal part of doing business, not “a major burden”. It makes people suspicious when an extra line of text is considered a big deal by a corporation.

By: Kryten42

Kryten42 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:35:28 +0000

Oh! I forgot… They did of course include some loopholes. 🙂 Eg. They can include the packaging material. So, if the packaging is made locally (even if it’s *ingredients* are sources internationally, that counts as ‘local ingredients’. So, the actual *food* component of whatever is packaged can be sourced completely internationally. Nice, huh? People are so stupid. *sigh*

By: Kryten42

Kryten42 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:32:14 +0000

We used to have proper labels with country of origin for the ingredients, but under industry lobbying (and I’m sure some nice donations to his private retirement fund) Howard *bowed to pressure* and watered it down so that they only have to say “Made from imported ingredients” or “Made from local and imported ingredients” etc.

Consumer rights. There’s an oxymoron for you!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:07:13 +0000

We need to have country of origin packaging since the FDA obviously doesn’t have the resources to do the job. We really are on our own in the current “anything goes” business environment.

The chocolate probably comes from Mexico, since Hersey’s has shut down all of it’s American production and moved it South.

We need to require some truth in labeling so people know what they are buying.

They are part of the junk food industry, how could they not be evil, Hipparchia?

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:33:58 +0000

i've always thought the keebler elves were evil. hipparchia´s last blog post..That's fucked up!

By: Sailingwindward

Sailingwindward — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:30:02 +0000

The problem is the peanut butter that they are using comes from China, Kellogs, Nabisco, Nestles and all the rest are using tainted Chinese food products without proper labeling, they are able to fool everyone because the food is packaged here.