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U.S. loses meat labeling case; trade war looms [View all] OneCrazyDiamond May 2015 OP

Right, you are not allowed to know what you eat because that discriminates against the bemildred May 2015 #1

You need to FlatBaroque May 2015 #8

Oh noes! A trade war! The pundits will shit a brick Populist_Prole May 2015 #2

Perfect example of trade agreements being used as leverage to attack law and regulation. pa28 May 2015 #3

My thought exactly. This is a preview. Auggie May 2015 #4

Exactly, just the opening act.... daleanime May 2015 #10

Canada has published a hit list of potential U.S. targets, including wine, chocolate, ketchup and ce bananas May 2015 #57

Exactly. Duppers May 2015 #20

Winners are Wellstone ruled May 2015 #5

B-b-but the swooners say this can't happen because "Obama says so." PSPS May 2015 #6

Using the now upheld by tribunal legitimate complaints of Canada and Mexico meat processors about American point of Fred Sanders May 2015 #7

+ up! /nt/ PosterChild May 2015 #21

legitimate? ... we have those laws for a reason Trajan May 2015 #26

Canada will now be able to market it's own labels, like Alberta grain fed Prime beef.....if you can Fred Sanders May 2015 #29

It's illogical to point out nearly identical rules and tribunals are in the leaked parts of the TPP? jeff47 May 2015 #31

Corporate shill much? mindem May 2015 #79

Glad I don't eat meat. CharlotteVale May 2015 #9

Me too. Chan790 May 2015 #11

Yep, and the trade partner will win. CharlotteVale May 2015 #13

I would want to know where my fish comes from also. Ilsa May 2015 #14

I've heard about that, ewwwww! CharlotteVale May 2015 #15

Guess I'm going to wait on dinner. Phlem May 2015 #16

It would be nice to know if the fish comes from a near-collapsed fishery too n/t arcane1 May 2015 #27

Tilapia, no? A bottom feeder catfish type, farmed in Asia w/antibiotics thrown in. Yum. appalachiablue May 2015 #66

That must be why all the bayous and drainage ditches are infested with tilapia... Sunlei May 2015 #73

My fear is the country of origin labels for fruit/veggies will come under fire next peacebird May 2015 #46

I worry about that, too. CharlotteVale May 2015 #55

I want to be able to discriminate based upon where my meat was born, raised, slaughtered, processed, Ed Suspicious May 2015 #12

+1 840high May 2015 #17

I have stopped eating fish because it's impossible to track their origins. Will do the same if meat Lodestar May 2015 #42

My supermarket clearly has it marked in their showcase.... Historic NY May 2015 #78

The Meat Wars. It was the Whiskey Rebellion 200+ years ago- appalachiablue May 2015 #75

Missing the point of the WTO trade ruling completely. Fred Sanders May 2015 #81

This is exactly what will happen under the TPP. Fla Dem May 2015 #18

We signed up to a trade agreement . ... PosterChild May 2015 #22

I signed nothing Trajan May 2015 #28

LOL, You sound like.... PosterChild May 2015 #35

You sound like someone brentspeak May 2015 #44

Where were them apples . ., PosterChild May 2015 #83

Which is why the TPP shouldn't go through. Fla Dem May 2015 #30

Another good reason sarisataka May 2015 #19

If I bought only locally produced food... PosterChild May 2015 #23

Our food production is regulated under FDA and USDA rules. These organizations are at least Ed Suspicious May 2015 #24

The dispute is over source labeling....... PosterChild May 2015 #36

I don't necessarily. Country of origin labels allow me to decide. Do you have a problem Ed Suspicious May 2015 #37

Yes, and no... PosterChild May 2015 #43

Let's sum up some of your ideologies brentspeak May 2015 #45

Accurate observation Fairgo May 2015 #58

Let's examine some of these assertions.... PosterChild May 2015 #84

Because..... PosterChild May 2015 #82

Google farmers market sarisataka May 2015 #25

The dispute is over source labling.... PosterChild May 2015 #34

Imagine that...nt Jesus Malverde May 2015 #32

Here we go. Now we're not allowed to know where the meat we are eating came from? onecaliberal May 2015 #33

yup. There is a guy upthread who seems to hold a very strong opinion that this is the way it should Ed Suspicious May 2015 #38

I will stop eating meat and feeding it to my children. onecaliberal May 2015 #39

k&r nt bananas May 2015 #56

A big issue with this decision is U.S. and Canada policy on mad cow "diets" of cattle... cascadiance May 2015 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author nenagh May 2015 #48

it is the feed problem. That 2004 article was very well written. It even touched on chronic wasting Sunlei May 2015 #74

Ding! Ding! A winner! Nihil May 2015 #77

Labels don't discriminate, people do. n/t Lodestar May 2015 #41

The only point to labeling is to highlight, which is another means to discourage purchase. randome May 2015 #47

True enough; we do indeed need more oversight, but I'd still prefer to be the decision maker Lodestar May 2015 #49

There are probably other labels that can serve a good purpose. randome May 2015 #53

why would anyone care about a country of origin? Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #51

But that's not the point of a trade treaty. randome May 2015 #52

That sounds pretty naive, not altruistic. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #54

+1 appalachiablue May 2015 #67

The point of MAD Trade Agreements is to enable corporations to make more profit appalachiablue May 2015 #68

Not every corporation is a massive GE or Tyson Foods. randome May 2015 #69

Don't forget the closer a product is made, OneCrazyDiamond May 2015 #60

Not to discourage purchase. If Italy puts out a premium beef product, they should be Ed Suspicious May 2015 #59

So far as I know, nothing prevents a company from calling attention to their own products. randome May 2015 #62

Folks should maybe try a Canadian news source for THEIR perspective on this, because there Fred Sanders May 2015 #80

I know this is about Canada and Mexico awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #63

+1 appalachiablue May 2015 #64

If a country does not meet our safety standards -applied uniformly to all signatories- randome May 2015 #65

It may say that awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #71

Part of the problem, if we are going to create these huge global trade sectors, is that there are Lodestar May 2015 #50

Ridiculous. Quantess May 2015 #61

A whinney win reddread May 2015 #70

why would congress want to remove the meat label that says for example on chicken, Sunlei May 2015 #72

There have been problems Rolando May 2015 #76