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We need more transparency in our food chain. Country of origin labeling (COOL) is a start; it helps you know where your food is from. Free Trade folks will tell you that this is a form of protectionism and it impedes global trade. I disagree. Any producer should be able to let the consumer know more details about where the food is from, how it’s made, and what is in it. The simple fact is, if you throw out the politics (and whatever implications you tie to them), most Americans will say they want to know more. –So why is Ohio considering new legislation that prevents producers from providing this information? If one company has a competitive advantage over another, it’s only fair that they are allowed to make this known to their customers. Consumers WANT more information, and it is unethical to intentionally prevent them from passing on this important information. Right now regulations are being considered in Ohio that will make it illegal for milk labels to tell you the real story about how your milk was produced. How can we vote with our check books if information is being hidden from us?
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Act Today:
Call Ohio Governor Strickland and urge him to rescind Executive Order 2008-03S.
Phone calls to his office at 614-466-3555 will make the most impact, and time is short. Please call now.
If you like, you can send Gov. Strickland an email as well:
Click here to tell Gov. Strickland that consumers have the right to know how their food is produced.
Sample message:
Governor Strickland, I want to ask you to keep labeling laws in your state fair and democratic. Consumers have a right to know how their food is produced and these anti-labeling laws are un-democratic and hurt family farmers who raise their animals the right way and unfairly deny consumers the right to support them.
Please rescind Executive Order 2008-03S and allow mothers in Ohio to buy milk in your state with the proper labeling information.
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