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<blockquote data-quote="Oldtimer" data-source="post: 441939" data-attributes="member: 97"><p>Market Trends </p><p><strong>Poll shows more Americans checking COOL labels</strong> </p><p> </p><p>By Tom Johnston on 9/24/2007 for Meatingplace.com </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More Americans are checking product and food labels after the proliferation of scares associated with Chinese imports, according to a survey conducted by the Sacred Heart University Polling Institute.</p><p></p><p><strong>Nearly 69 percent of the 1,000 Americans polled indicated they check labels for nation of origin,</strong> up from 53 percent a year ago, the institute said.</p><p></p><p>Furthermore, <strong>86 percent agreed with a statement calling for suspension of Chinese imports until China meets U.S. product and food-safety standards.</strong></p><p></p><p>Meantime, <strong>87 percent indicated they have confidence in American-made and distributed products and food.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>But fewer than half of Americans surveyed (47 percent) agreed that the United States is doing a good job ensuring <u>imports</u> meet set safety and quality standards.</strong></p><p></p><p>"It's not surprising that <strong>Americans are clearly very concerned about food imported from other countries</strong>," Dr. Balbir Bhasin, a professor of international business at Sacred Heart, said in a press release. <strong>"The government clearly needs to do more to protect the consumer for poor quality imports, <u>especially meats, fish and dairy products</u>.</strong> Labels and expiration dates alone do not suffice."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldtimer, post: 441939, member: 97"] Market Trends [b]Poll shows more Americans checking COOL labels[/b] By Tom Johnston on 9/24/2007 for Meatingplace.com More Americans are checking product and food labels after the proliferation of scares associated with Chinese imports, according to a survey conducted by the Sacred Heart University Polling Institute. [b]Nearly 69 percent of the 1,000 Americans polled indicated they check labels for nation of origin,[/b] up from 53 percent a year ago, the institute said. Furthermore, [b]86 percent agreed with a statement calling for suspension of Chinese imports until China meets U.S. product and food-safety standards.[/b] Meantime, [b]87 percent indicated they have confidence in American-made and distributed products and food.[/b] [b]But fewer than half of Americans surveyed (47 percent) agreed that the United States is doing a good job ensuring [u]imports[/u] meet set safety and quality standards.[/b] "It's not surprising that [b]Americans are clearly very concerned about food imported from other countries[/b]," Dr. Balbir Bhasin, a professor of international business at Sacred Heart, said in a press release. [b]"The government clearly needs to do more to protect the consumer for poor quality imports, [u]especially meats, fish and dairy products[/u].[/b] Labels and expiration dates alone do not suffice." [/QUOTE]
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