Comments on: Food and drink roundup

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 17:50:04 +0000

In reply to MattS. Then the label states "Product of the following countries: USA, Canada, Mexico". Simple.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 21:04:51 +0000

In reply to Walter Olson. Not in and of itself, but get enough people to vote for our representatives, etc. And they pass a law because some countries have a very bad track record of food quality, then that does create a legal right.

By: MattS

MattS — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:28:59 +0000

In reply to Robert. Not as simple as you imagine. A steer is bred in Mexico, raised to slaughter weight in Canada and slaughtered in the US. What country was it from?

By: Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:51:20 +0000

The last time I looked, participation in a potluck was completely voluntary. If you’re uncertain about the provenance of the food, don’t eat it. As the food at any potlucks I have attended is prepared by people I know, people who will also be consuming it, I trust them not to make me sick because they’d be getting sick too. And they never have.

By: Walter Olson

Walter Olson — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:26:18 +0000

In reply to Robert. One of many instances in which "I want" might not suffice to create a legal right.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:56:33 +0000

The problem is, I *want* to know where my food is coming from. I want country of origin labels on all of it.