Is full information for consumers a protectionist measure?

Oh hell no, i can't think of anyone who gives a plugged nickle where their food comes from. Especially after all that loverly Chinese gluten killed our pets, who the hell even gives two hoots where our pet food comes from? You're absolutely keerect Mr meat Institute, it's downright un-American of me to wanna know where my food comes from and possibly hurt your profits. Or maybe you and your monolithic corporate meatpacking boardroom scum can kiss my everlovin ass.
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Is full information for consumers a protectionist measure?

Daryll Ray written with the research and assistance of Harwood D. Schaffer, Research Associate with Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN



Country-of-origin labeling (COOL) of meat is back in the news. Even though COOL was included in the 2002 Farm Bill, its implementation has been delayed twice and is now scheduled to begin September 30, 2008, more than a year from now.

But that starting date is not certain as the USDA has reopened the public comment period until August 30, 2007, giving opponents of the law one more time to try to derail its implementation, while supporters of COOL are working just as hard to ensure that it becomes operational.

At the same time that the Consumers Union, publishers of Consumers Reports, published the results of a survey indicating that 92 percent of US consumers want to know where the food they eat is produced, the American Meat Institute (AMI) says no they don’t.
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