Senators Propose Country Of Origin Labels For Dairy Products

April 19, 2011
Senators Propose Country Of Origin Labels For Dairy Products

Senators. Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Democrats of New York, have introduced a bill to extend country of origin labeling to dairy products, according to The Watertown Daily Times in Watertown, N.Y.

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Editor's Insight: More label regulations will add cost at a time when neither the food industry nor consumers can least afford it. However, country of origin labeling makes sense given the need for more effective food safety.

A federal standard will work better than leaving this issue up to states and localities. 04-19-11 Elliot Maras