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OH Farm Group: Protect Consumers with Food Origin Labels

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Tuesday, May 29, 2007   


Columbus, OH - Pet food contamination from imported ingredients is a continuing problem, with another recall announced last week. Jeff Eschmeyer (ESH-mie-ur) with the Ohio Farmers Union says it's vital to protect the food people eat - and one way to do that is with country-of-origin labels for imported foods.

The recent pet food contamination outbreak is still going on-with another recall issued just last week-and an Ohio farmers group says that makes them worried about food safety for people. Jeff Eschmeyer with the Ohio Farmers Union says Congress can give shoppers a valuable tool by requiring foods to be labeled with their country of origin. He says the import of contaminated pet food ingredients shows that consumers need to know where their food is coming from, and whether imported food lives up to American standards.

"It underscores the fact that these countries that have lesser standards, the imports are increasing rapidly, especially in the food industry, and that consumers should have the ability to know and to choose where they're gonna' purchase those products from."

The grocery industry has opposed food labeling, saying it increases the cost of food for consumers. Eschmeyer says the labeling costs are minimal. Country of origin labels are one of the items on the table as Congress prepares the 2007 Farm Bill.

Eschmeyer says country of origin labels will help consumers make informed decisions at the grocery store.

"Almost every product that comes into this country is labeled as to its origin. Why not food products, especially when these are things that we're actually putting into our bodies, that we're feeding our children."

Eschmeyer says the labels would also help Ohio farmers - he says surveys show that many Americans would prefer to purchase food grown in the U.S., and origin labels would help them find those products.

Eschmeyer is at 614-221-7083.






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