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<blockquote data-quote="Oldtimer" data-source="post: 143754" data-attributes="member: 97"><p>frenchie--I believe in telling the consumers the truth- and the more info they have to make an informed decision the better....</p><p></p><p>Yes- since cattle killed in a US packing plant are inspected by USDA employed inspectors, they should carry a USDA inspected stamp- the same as those killed in Canada should carry a CFIA inspected stamp- since they are inspected by CFIA employees and not USDA employees....They should go one step further and label each with the country it originated in, too..</p><p></p><p>US born, raised, and slaughtered should be labeled as such Product of USA.-Canadian born raised and slaughtered should be labled- Product of Canada ( which much now is- but their is no law against the packer and retailer removing those markings and sticking a USDA inspected stamp on it, like they are doing, and passing it off as US product- even tho it was never looked at by a USDA employee)...</p><p></p><p>Canadian cattle killed in the US should be labeled as such--Product of Canada- processed in the USA- inspected by the USDA....If that product then goes to New York, or Japan, or even back to Canada, the consumer would have a choice....</p><p></p><p>Just tell the consumer the truth-It is being done in most nations now and in the US with almost all products except for meat (fish is now labeled)...</p><p></p><p>Right now there is legislation to ban the use of the USDA grade stamps (choice, prime, select) on imported beef--This is where I disagree with NCBA and all the Ag groups supporting this...This just removes more info from the customer- Let it be graded but label it from where it came....If it contains Mexican or Australian meat label it as such......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldtimer, post: 143754, member: 97"] frenchie--I believe in telling the consumers the truth- and the more info they have to make an informed decision the better.... Yes- since cattle killed in a US packing plant are inspected by USDA employed inspectors, they should carry a USDA inspected stamp- the same as those killed in Canada should carry a CFIA inspected stamp- since they are inspected by CFIA employees and not USDA employees....They should go one step further and label each with the country it originated in, too.. US born, raised, and slaughtered should be labeled as such Product of USA.-Canadian born raised and slaughtered should be labled- Product of Canada ( which much now is- but their is no law against the packer and retailer removing those markings and sticking a USDA inspected stamp on it, like they are doing, and passing it off as US product- even tho it was never looked at by a USDA employee)... Canadian cattle killed in the US should be labeled as such--Product of Canada- processed in the USA- inspected by the USDA....If that product then goes to New York, or Japan, or even back to Canada, the consumer would have a choice.... Just tell the consumer the truth-It is being done in most nations now and in the US with almost all products except for meat (fish is now labeled)... Right now there is legislation to ban the use of the USDA grade stamps (choice, prime, select) on imported beef--This is where I disagree with NCBA and all the Ag groups supporting this...This just removes more info from the customer- Let it be graded but label it from where it came....If it contains Mexican or Australian meat label it as such...... [/QUOTE]
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