GOP Looking to Repeal Food Labeling Law

[theoceansnerves]

WASHINGTON - Telling consumers where their meat, fruit and vegetables came from seemed such a good idea to U.S. ranchers and farmers in competition with imports that Congress two years ago ordered the food industry to do it. But meatpackers and food processors fought the law from the start, and newly emboldened Republicans now plan to repeal it before Thanksgiving.

As part of the 2002 farm bill, country-of-origin labeling was supposed to have gone into effect this fall. Congress last year postponed it until 2006. Now, House Republicans are trying to wipe it off the books as part of a spending bill they plan to finish this month.

House Majority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo., said he expected the Senate to agree to repealing the measure, whose main champion two years ago was Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D.

"I can't find any real opposition to doing exactly what we want to do here," Blunt said.

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http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=512&u=/ap/20041117/ap_on_go_co/fit_food_labeling&printer=1

[bluedeminredstate]

1. Their new motto. Get used to it.

"I can't find any real opposition to doing exactly what we want to do here," Blunt said.

[jfern]

2. Republican plan for 2008 election

"We couldn't find any real opposition, so it's cancelled"

[Tree Hugger]

3. Why?

Why would they repeal this? Sounds like they are catering to food producers, but the election is over.

I'm struggling to come up with a reason our food shouldn't be labeled...