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In a recent study conducted by Consumer Reports, more than 60 percent of people interviewed claimed they would gladly shell out more money for American made products—even if those products cost an average of 10 percent more than products…

Consumer Products

The Lowdown on Shrimp Labels

Shopping for shrimp is confusing. Packages can have so many labels that it’s hard to know which ones to trust. One way to separate the best from the rest is to buy sustainably farmed or responsibly caught. We believe that your best choice…

Consumer Products, Country of Origin (COOL), USDA, World Trade Organization (WTO)

National Pork Producers Council on COOL Law: U.S. Must Avoid Retaliation

In congressional testimony Thursday, the National Pork Producers Council said the United States must address its mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) law to avoid trade retaliation from Canada and Mexico. The World Trade Organization…

Consumer Products, Slave Labor

Slaves Rescued From Indonesia Island After Forced Labor Investigation

At first the (slaves) men filtered in by twos and threes, hearing whispers of a possible rescue. Then, as the news rippled around the island, hundreds of weathered former and current slaves with long, greasy hair and tattoos streamed from…

Consumer Products, Country of Origin (COOL), World Trade Organization (WTO)

WTO Rules Against Country-of-Origin Labeling on Meat in USA

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled in favor of Canada and Mexico in an ongoing dispute with the United States over country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on meat. The latest U.S. labeling rules, put into effect in 2013, require…

Consumer Products, Country of Origin (COOL), World Trade Organization (WTO)

WTO Attacks Commonsense Country of Origin Labels

The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that mandatory country of origin labels (COOL) rules for meat and poultry that went into effect in 2013 still ran afoul of the global trade rules. The WTO’s compliance panel decided that the goal…

Consumer Products, Country of Origin (COOL), Made in USA, Manufacturing, World Trade Organization (WTO)

Should Labels Say Meat Was Made In USA?

You've probably seen, but may not have noticed, labels on the meat at your grocery store that say something like "Born, Raised, & Harvested in the U.S.A." or "Born and Raised in Canada, Slaughtered in the U.S." These country-of-origin…

Consumer Products, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing

Butterball to Revive Former Raeford Turkey Plant

Garner-based Butterball LLC will take over a turkey plant formerly occupied by House of Raeford, bringing hundreds of poultry processing jobs back to Hoke County, officials said Thursday. Butterball plans to hire 367 people at the 200,000-square-foot…

Consumer Products, Recalls

Australians Get Hepatitis “A” From Chinese Berries

Nine Australians have contracted hepatitis A linked with eating contaminated berries from China, with the importer apologizing Tuesday as the food scare spreads. Manufacturer Patties Foods has recalled four products including the Nanna's…

Consumer Products, Country of Origin (COOL), USDA

USDA Pork Inspectors Speak out: “People are going to eat sh*t”

The agency's new inspection model is a threat to food safety, federal whistleblowers allege. [p][/p] If you preferred not to know what’s in your ham, bacon and Spam before, you’re really not going to want to know now. The USDA is…