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On the recordMay 8, 2003
I hope that USDA keeps an open mind about finding a reasonable method to, in good faith, implement country of origin labeling.
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Tim Johnson
Democratic · South Dakota

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Senator Johnson discusses the implementation of country of origin labeling.

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And that self-verification is indeed what we do in many other labeling circumstances, whether it is school lunch programs and all kinds of other things, Black Angus, you name it.

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May 22, 2003

The country of origin labeling law gave USDA discretion to create an audit verification system, but not a mandatory system.

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