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09-21-2003, 10:16 AM
Country of origin labeling requires the producers of food to attach a label describing the country in which the food product was produced. Farmers favor this approach since they think consumers will go with US produced products.
Food processors are concerned with the cost and paperwork involved. A farm group states:
"MYTH: The cost of compliance with the country of origin labeling law will be about $2.0 billion in the first year.
FACT: USDA made a number of incorrect judgements concerning compliance costs by assuming all U.S. producers would have these costs when many producers do raise the enumerated commodities. The USDA also assumed new record keeping system requirements would need to be established and implemented when the majority of producers already keep records that can provide the required information."
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http://www.swnebr.net/newspaper/cgi-bin/articles/articlearchiver.pl?154824
Food processors are concerned with the cost and paperwork involved. A farm group states:
"MYTH: The cost of compliance with the country of origin labeling law will be about $2.0 billion in the first year.
FACT: USDA made a number of incorrect judgements concerning compliance costs by assuming all U.S. producers would have these costs when many producers do raise the enumerated commodities. The USDA also assumed new record keeping system requirements would need to be established and implemented when the majority of producers already keep records that can provide the required information."
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http://www.swnebr.net/newspaper/cgi-bin/articles/articlearchiver.pl?154824