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In reply to the discussion: USDA to Allow Chickens From U.S. to Be Shipped to China for Processing and Back to U.S. for Consumpt [View all]DeschutesRiver
(2,359 posts)to be knowingly eating a Chinese imported food product ( and there are other countries on that list, and plenty of US producers too). And my own government is refusing to help me reach my own decision in this matter by labeling origin.
So chicken is out of my diet, except when and if I can identify it as local from start to finish, or raise it myself, as I do my beef supply. Otherwise I stick with my own beef, which we've been doing for quite a few years now.
I will never forgive or forget the pet food deal, ever. And my .gov will not force me into consuming what I decide is not safe to consume at this point, whether the origin is foreign or domestic. g-damn them for even trying.
And this is the group that wanted NAIS, purportedly so that diseased meat could be traced to the source more easily..but when labeling would help me refuse potentially tainted meat/crap that has traveled in shity containers or sat on docks without refrige, or for whatever f'g reason oh no, I can't be trusted with that info. Am starting to believe that someone would rather see small local producers go out of biz to make way for easier to control Agra-biz, as some claim.
Well, whatever their reasons, I opted out in many ways after my dog crisis and the net result has been far better in ways I didn't imagine. I will again pick a different path.