Fresh Produce: Potential Consequences of Country-of-Origin Labeling

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Report Type	Reports and Testimonies
Report Date	April 28, 1999
Report No.	T-RCED-99-172
Subject	Health hazards Consumer protection Cost effectiveness analysis Food and drug law Importing International trade restriction Labeling law Safety standards Florida Maine NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement Texas Agricultural products Contaminated foods

Summary:

The containers in which fresh produce from abroad enters the United States must be marked with the country of origin. This identification, however, is not required to be maintained for loose, or bulk, produce at the retail level. A GAO review of the potential costs and benefits of mandatory country-of-origin labeling found that the magnitude of compliance and enforcement costs for this requirement at the retail level would depend on several factors, including the extent to which current labeling practices would have to be changed. In addition, according to the Department of Agriculture and industry, mandatory labeling at the retail level could be viewed by other countries as a trade barrier. This testimony summarizes the April 1999 report, GAO/RCED-99-112.

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Fresh Produce: Potential Consequences of Country-of-Origin Labeling