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4. Will the labeling of foods for nutritional ingredients content be far behind?-sugars,fat content...

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Consumers won�t know meat origin after US ends labeling law [View all] Lodestar Jan 2016 OP

boycott beef and pork saturnsring Jan 2016 #1

Yes indeed. This REQUIRES a swift response!...n/t Lodestar Jan 2016 #2

I Lykes your style. Eleanors38 Jan 2016 #179

No--boycott beef and pork that isn't labeled. MADem Jan 2016 #3

That's an important point. Target the boycott to non-labeled meat. (nt) enough Jan 2016 #6

unclear enid602 Jan 2016 #26

Nonsense. It doesn't mandate it---as was the requirement previously. nt MADem Jan 2016 #87

I don't share your optimism. Bernin Jan 2016 #91

It's not optimism--it's simply market forces. Not everyone will care--some will, though. MADem Jan 2016 #94

Market forces should not be at play when it comes to people's health. betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #99

You make the assumption that foreign always equals dangerous, which some might say is MADem Jan 2016 #104

You're arguing that there should be no requirement other than personal choice betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #107

No, I'm not. Let me give you a clue, sport--don't put words in peoples' mouths. You stink at it. MADem Jan 2016 #119

So poor people will not be able to afford the labeled kind and will get sick betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #96

Stop resorting to personal insult and falsehoods as your FIRST line of attack. It makes you look MADem Jan 2016 #113

For now, but the TPP will fix that right up. Cassiopeia Jan 2016 #33

No it won't. Good grief--it's smart business to appeal to consumers by giving them what they want. MADem Jan 2016 #86

Rich people who can afford it will betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #98

How you hate neoliberal dems? How "I" hate people who make false accusations on the internet, MADem Jan 2016 #120

excellent distinction thanks ... nt saturnsring Jan 2016 #41

Dishonest bullshit ! Libertarians and business cartels will betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #93

"As you well know....?" Why are you crawling up my nether regions -- I didn't write or pass this MADem Jan 2016 #100

More dishonest bullshit betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #103

You are behaving in a rude and uncivil fashion. In fact, the more you gripe and whine and insult me MADem Jan 2016 #106

Bottom line is you don't believe in regulation, just consumerism. betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #108

Bottom Line is You Have A Serious Problem Comprehending The Written Word. MADem Jan 2016 #117

I am not a guy or a boy. betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #125

What you are is rude and immature. You might want to work on that. MADem Jan 2016 #129

na na na na na, children, behave or go to your room. olddad56 Jan 2016 #146

There is nothing civil about food poisoning betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #156

You completely owned and operated the other poster, and it was deserved. Well done. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #168

I'm not the one resorting to personal invective, here. nt MADem Jan 2016 #160

very true...not required is not the same as prohibited restorefreedom Jan 2016 #135

Perdue made it a point to let people know--after the Chinese Chicken Change--that their MADem Jan 2016 #137

i think so too. u.s. and others will be bending over backwards restorefreedom Jan 2016 #139

Buy local. Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #17

Yep Bjornsdotter Jan 2016 #72

K&R!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2016 #102

Yes. What about chicken? JDPriestly Jan 2016 #50

+ a bazillion! Enthusiast Jan 2016 #51

the article mentions only beef and pork saturnsring Jan 2016 #62

Sorry... IthinkThereforeIAM Jan 2016 #101

Will the labeling of foods for nutritional ingredients content be far behind?-sugars,fat content... jalan48 Jan 2016 #4

I wondered that, too. CharlotteVale Jan 2016 #32

We have a local organic butcher shop..... HeartoftheMidwest Jan 2016 #5

Same here. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2016 #23

Me too. I drive by my future food every day. :-) PotatoChip Jan 2016 #42

With everything we know, chernabog Jan 2016 #7

That's a question for the 99.9% who do.... pipoman Jan 2016 #22

Thank you for the extremely clever response. chernabog Jan 2016 #24

observation pipoman Jan 2016 #34

Thank you chernabog Jan 2016 #39

I am a pro cook in a Democratic area.... pipoman Jan 2016 #53

Oh, well then. chernabog Jan 2016 #60

More accurately, 97.5% Xithras Jan 2016 #75

omega 3 can be enhanced by algae and flax restorefreedom Jan 2016 #136

That's the problem with allowing populations to self identify. Xithras Jan 2016 #138

yup, and proves the point restorefreedom Jan 2016 #140

Everything we eat was alive at one time. gvstn Jan 2016 #47

Yes. tecelote Jan 2016 #52

So you will knowingly chernabog Jan 2016 #59

How many years did I hear dogs and cats don't feel pain like humans? gvstn Jan 2016 #64

In 1996 we didn't realize animals felt pain? chernabog Jan 2016 #65

Plenty of times gvstn Jan 2016 #69

You said, "Only in the last 20 years do we recognize that animals have pain sensors. " chernabog Jan 2016 #70

Like my posts or not. gvstn Jan 2016 #114

Ok, so chernabog Jan 2016 #116

Yes, you have to eat something. gvstn Jan 2016 #124

Yes chernabog Jan 2016 #128

Explain to me how plants aren't sentient just because they don't have gvstn Jan 2016 #133

Ok chernabog Jan 2016 #134

We don't eat them alive, you know. FiveGoodMen Jan 2016 #153

What does that have to do with anything? chernabog Jan 2016 #155

You keep talking about how they feel pain. FiveGoodMen Jan 2016 #166

Do your tastebuds chernabog Jan 2016 #170

I've pointed out that the animals don't need to suffer any more than they would in normal life FiveGoodMen Jan 2016 #181

But they do, and they always will chernabog Jan 2016 #182

Yes, plants are undervalued. gvstn Jan 2016 #68

... I can't even chernabog Jan 2016 #71

Yes, but chernabog Jan 2016 #58

But we have to eat something that was alive. gvstn Jan 2016 #73

Plants don't die when you eat them...they grow back chernabog Jan 2016 #76

So you say. gvstn Jan 2016 #82

at this point there is no evidence or scientific consensus restorefreedom Jan 2016 #141

But you were told wrong. a la izquierda Jan 2016 #174

This message was self-deleted by its author TheSarcastinator Jan 2016 #97

Can US producers label their abelenkpe Jan 2016 #8

I am sure they could Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #14

Yes, but... jeff47 Jan 2016 #20

Yes, they've done this for decades. Cassiopeia Jan 2016 #35

Provisions of a treaty like TPP which explicitly restrict speech would be unconstitutional. closeupready Jan 2016 #46

I am fortunate, our meat comes from less than a mile from our house.... peacebird Jan 2016 #9

Raising meat birds is easy. OkSustainAg Jan 2016 #15

welcome to du, and thanks for the offer of information. niyad Jan 2016 #57

These lawsuits through WTO will dismantle Lodestar Jan 2016 #10

And TPP will only be worse. rurallib Jan 2016 #25

Great..... blackspade Jan 2016 #11

The meat industry AND WTO (foreign meat sources). Lodestar Jan 2016 #12

I visited Mexico in 1999. Around the area in which we stayed, there were smelly, putrid JDPriestly Jan 2016 #55

"We don't need to eat meat that is tainted. " chernabog Jan 2016 #63

"In order to have a freedom, information is required. " KansDem Jan 2016 #28

So sorry, my bad. blackspade Jan 2016 #31

True. Enthusiast Jan 2016 #77

Information is fearmongering! Stop fearmongering! Stop truthtelling now! closeupready Jan 2016 #48

expect much whinnying and neigh saying about this reddread Jan 2016 #13

yep, the US lost in a WTO suit Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #16

With any luck, domestic producers will continue to label the source of origin. Buzz Clik Jan 2016 #18

this is so wrong. Baitball Blogger Jan 2016 #19

before 2008 The One was keeping tritium in the drinking water: same dif MisterP Jan 2016 #54

Isn't free trade great?!! (nt) jeff47 Jan 2016 #21

Has Obama signed this bill into law INdemo Jan 2016 #27

Yes. former9thward Jan 2016 #143

A few months ago I bought some Tilapia INdemo Jan 2016 #147

The WTO had ruled against the U.S. former9thward Jan 2016 #148

So now we have to abide by the WTO rules and our food safety? INdemo Jan 2016 #149

Then we should withdraw from the WTO. former9thward Jan 2016 #150

So now we're kowtowing to the WTO? KansDem Jan 2016 #29

If you belong to world organizations former9thward Jan 2016 #144

Aside from people who use local butchers, bet most don't even know now. Inkfreak Jan 2016 #30

Which is why I stopped eating it. nt bemildred Jan 2016 #36

One more reason I'm glad I get my meat from the Farmers market. Javaman Jan 2016 #37

Worse than where is not knowing what they were fed. And jwirr Jan 2016 #38

That is why rule by corporate decree is such a bad idea. Enthusiast Jan 2016 #79

Exactly the corporations are moving toward building jwirr Jan 2016 #85

Buy from Farmers' Markets Sanity Claws Jan 2016 #40

Get Out The DAMNED Vote SoapBox Jan 2016 #43

PLUS ONE, a huge bunch! Enthusiast Jan 2016 #80

They are such liars. The US unilaterally disregards WTO rulings, at will. closeupready Jan 2016 #44

Huge +1! Enthusiast Jan 2016 #81

never will buy non-labeled meats or any food product not labled with Country of origin. Sunlei Jan 2016 #45

This is bad. gvstn Jan 2016 #49

Well there is North American Bison and North American White Tail and Mule Deer................ turbinetree Jan 2016 #56

My freezer is stocked right now madville Jan 2016 #61

I was given some deer , and I have some Bison in the freezer................................... turbinetree Jan 2016 #67

I'm less concerned with where the meat is from... thesquanderer Jan 2016 #66

For those still eating meat, this is a perfect time to kick the habit. n/t Binkie The Clown Jan 2016 #74

I just won't buy shit that isn't labeled. Not labeling it could denote something suspicious. nt TheBlackAdder Jan 2016 #78

The American people have less influence over the legislative process every day. Enthusiast Jan 2016 #83

Thats why I'm going to my local farm market they buy & butcher locally. Historic NY Jan 2016 #84

buy from known, local producers treelover Jan 2016 #88

So, I can pass the cans, bottles, jars of "Made in China (or wherever) BUT: Paper Roses Jan 2016 #89

Not being required to label doesn't mean the same thing as being required not to label matt819 Jan 2016 #90

Basic information - nothing more nothing less, and THAT is considered an unfair trade practice Tom Rinaldo Jan 2016 #92

Be good to yourself. Dont eat it. roody Jan 2016 #95

Unfortunately Bernin Jan 2016 #105

What recent studies? chernabog Jan 2016 #110

This study Bernin Jan 2016 #112

Too bad they only look at vegetarians chernabog Jan 2016 #115

i can believe the happy part to a degree restorefreedom Jan 2016 #142

I have been one for forty. roody Jan 2016 #154

No more half raw meat, guys, especially pork Warpy Jan 2016 #109

Just don't eat meat at all. chernabog Jan 2016 #111

Some people feel like shit if they don't eat meat Warpy Jan 2016 #118

Yours isn't even a concept. You just made that up. chernabog Jan 2016 #122

the corporate liberturds can adulterate veggies too betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #121

Absolutely people have a right to healthy food. chernabog Jan 2016 #123

Except it isn't meat that is the problem in this case it is the lack of regulation. n/t betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #127

Oh, no it's definitely the meat. chernabog Jan 2016 #130

So when you get ameobic dysentary from contaminated lettuce betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #131

No I was saying that chernabog Jan 2016 #132

Except the topic is unlabled food, not specifically meat betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #158

What is a greedhead and how do they make people vegan? chernabog Jan 2016 #164

OT means offtopic betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #165

Guess it's back to vegetarianism nt Luciferous Jan 2016 #126

That means I switch to local on meat now Le Taz Hot Jan 2016 #145

Me too, and increase the vegetarian diet some. n/t ozone_man Jan 2016 #152

Soylent Green. nt Zorra Jan 2016 #151

Why not just boycott any grocery store that doesnt label the origin of their meat??? cstanleytech Jan 2016 #157

Get off the meat. Start by going to fish. The meat is worse than cigarettes. trillion Jan 2016 #161

Thanks for sharing your unsolicited opinion and have a wonderful day. nt cstanleytech Jan 2016 #162

I'm glad I became a vegetarian decades ago. Meat killed my father - 5 way bypass surgery, then trillion Jan 2016 #159

99% of America are not vegans yet they are living to 70. betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #163

I don't wish anyone to die and I did not say that. Putting crap in poeple's mouths trillion Jan 2016 #172

96.8 percent are still making it to 70 betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #173

Canada should be ashamed Angel Martin Jan 2016 #167

Why do they fight the labeling? treestar Jan 2016 #169

Consumer bias NobodyHere Jan 2016 #171

Consumer choice, you mean? oegthe Jan 2016 #175

You can put it that way NobodyHere Jan 2016 #176

It is not unusual, that there are bad things in a spending bill that also had good things in it. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2016 #177

This is insanity, how in the FUCK is consumer choice "protectionism"? Odin2005 Jan 2016 #178

Our CSA farm provides us with quality beef, pork & poultry raised locally. grntuscarora Jan 2016 #180