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In reply to the discussion: Asian Seafood Raised On Pig Feces Approved For U.S. Consumers [View all]laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)16. Lots do care
but don't have the means to vote with their money. Where I live, just to eat organic would double or triple my grocery budget. Here in Canada the public has pushed for labeling and the government (subsidized by Monsanto et al) refuses, despite something like 95% of the public wanting labeling. I think the percentage that wants labeling is similar in the US. This is a problem with the government ignoring the will of the people and taking bribes from industry. If strict labeling was made mandatory, no one would buy shrimp that eat shit, or GMO corn or dog food with ingredients from China, and they know it.
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This is from Vietnam not Japan and Sushi, Sashimi is Japanese, not Vietnamese.
AsahinaKimi
Oct 2012
#66
It seems that protesting globalism is okay as long as it isn't Americans doing it.
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#46
Or buy certified American caught and processed seafood. Eating out just got harder though.
nolabear
Oct 2012
#15
Nah, that's not legal anymore. But you can eat cows that are fed "poultry litter" containing cow,
LeftyMom
Oct 2012
#40
Little known fact: The main sushi distributor in the US is owned by the Moonies.
LeftyMom
Oct 2012
#42