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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCattle producers want to get rid of new meat labels
For many U.S. consumers, its a popular idea: Label packages to let them know what country the meat comes from.
In a lawsuit filed July 8 in U.S. District Court in Washington, the groups claim the labels will hurt beef exports and are unconstitutional as compelled speech that doesnt advance a government interest
Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/07/22/197142/cattle-producers-want-to-get-rid.html#storylink=cpy
This Bob McCan seem like a real winner. I wonder what his politics are?
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)that I'm not running the Dept. of Ag, or they would need to
LABEL MEAT ON A SPECTRUM FROM "SAD & TORTURED" TO
"HAPPY & FREE-RANGE," complete with very graphic pictures
of a cows face changing from one to the other gradually.
The meat would need to graphically reflect what factory
farming does to cows, pigs, chickens, etc. we eat.
djean111
(14,255 posts)a skull and crossbones. Because yeah.
gvstn
(2,805 posts)They are evil. Just seeing the name Monsanto you know whatever they are doing is evil. I really don't have a problem with some GM food. In its purest form it is just a targeted way of cross breeding to bring out certain characteristics. But when Monsanto is involved, I know they did more than just try to get a sweeter ear of corn. If they had to put their name on my produce, I would try to avoid anything grown using their seeds on general principle.
leftstreet
(36,078 posts)Not your title, I know!
Just an irritating masters-of-the universe use of terminology
gvstn
(2,805 posts)Unfortunately, after 15 years on the internet my grammar is now so atrocious, I don't even notice the big errors let alone the little ones.