FurPaw wrote:
> Chakolate wrote:
>> FurPaw <furrealpawdog@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in news:N-
>> qdnUJEjOHC8QnbnZ2dnUVZ_sHinZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>> Question is: will this have any effect whatsoever on the quality and
>>> safety of the foods and drugs that they produce and export? Or is it
>>> for show? Inquiring minds await an answer...
>>>
>>
>> If he was as high as the corruption went, things may improve.
>
> One of the problems, I've read, is that local authorities retain more
> autonomy than Peking folks would like. Factories (of any sort) are good
> for the local economy, generating lots of under the table income for
> local officials. And hence those local officials are loath to report
> any infractions of country-wide regulations, like pollution, use of
> banned antibiotics, unsanitary conditions, etc., because it would
> disrupt their personal income flow. Not unlike the US, just on a larger
> scale.
>
> Of course, this ultimately will hurt the entire Chinese economy, but I
> doubt that the Chinese businesspeople are any better at looking at
> long-term vs short-term than most others are.
>
> According to a recent Consumer Reports poll, 92 percent of those polled
> in the US want the country of origin shown on food products.
>
> http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1036016120070710
>
> "Last month, USDA said it would reopen public comment to its so-called
> "country-of-origin" labeling measure until August 20."
>
> Well, now's your chance to speak out!
>
> I don't know why they have to re-open anything - the law requiring
> country of origin labeling on meat products was passed in 2002. Oh,
> yeah, I know why. The Bush Administration has delayed its
> implementation. Go figure. I hope W enjoys many meals of antibiotic
> and sewerage contaminated Chinese catfish.
>
> FurPaw
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