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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 17340"><p>> What type of beef am I buying from</p><p>> the supermarket butcher (given</p><p>> there's no breed type on the</p><p>> label)? Do different chains sell</p><p>> different types ? What about small</p><p>> local restaurants? I asked the</p><p>> waitress at a local dennys about</p><p>> the name of the cattle they use</p><p>> and both the waitress and the cook</p><p>> didn't know.</p><p></p><p>What you refer to is a question that many comsumers have. There are many breeds and countries providing these breeds to the suppermarkets. Hambuger may have as many as 65 different cows repersented in a single patty. All the cows may be of different breeds or crosses from anywhere in the world. That is a mouth watering thought. That is why, in my opinion, why we need a national ID program and Country Of Orgin Labeling system to imform consumers where their food comes from. Besides, I think it will enhance the sales of US Beef in this country.</p><p></p><p>My own experence several years ago was with crawfish. I was buying on price at the supermarket when I descovered the crawfish I was purchasing was from China. I thought of the purity of their water and from that time on I have always purchased US produced crawfish although it cost more. I think the same will happen to beef if we can varify that it is US Beef. A national animal ID program will allow COOL to become available with reduced cost. The national ID program is necessary to control and monitor animal welfare.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:sillco@compufort.com">sillco@compufort.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 17340"] > What type of beef am I buying from > the supermarket butcher (given > there's no breed type on the > label)? Do different chains sell > different types ? What about small > local restaurants? I asked the > waitress at a local dennys about > the name of the cattle they use > and both the waitress and the cook > didn't know. What you refer to is a question that many comsumers have. There are many breeds and countries providing these breeds to the suppermarkets. Hambuger may have as many as 65 different cows repersented in a single patty. All the cows may be of different breeds or crosses from anywhere in the world. That is a mouth watering thought. That is why, in my opinion, why we need a national ID program and Country Of Orgin Labeling system to imform consumers where their food comes from. Besides, I think it will enhance the sales of US Beef in this country. My own experence several years ago was with crawfish. I was buying on price at the supermarket when I descovered the crawfish I was purchasing was from China. I thought of the purity of their water and from that time on I have always purchased US produced crawfish although it cost more. I think the same will happen to beef if we can varify that it is US Beef. A national animal ID program will allow COOL to become available with reduced cost. The national ID program is necessary to control and monitor animal welfare. [email=sillco@compufort.com]sillco@compufort.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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