I can see the difference in my pantry versus what is on the grocery store shelves today. Tins that used to proudly state Product of USA Imported by some company in Mississauga ON, now only mentions the importer and hides the country of origin. Evidently many American companies are ashamed to be associated with their own country.
For me, a product with no clear country of origin goes back on the shelf. If I’m not sure where it’s a product of and there’s a possibility of it being American, I’m not buying.
Time for some laws about country of origin labelling then. In Australia there are clear laws about this since 2016. Pretty sure the EU has something similar.
I can see the difference in my pantry versus what is on the grocery store shelves today. Tins that used to proudly state Product of USA Imported by some company in Mississauga ON, now only mentions the importer and hides the country of origin. Evidently many American companies are ashamed to be associated with their own country.
For me, a product with no clear country of origin goes back on the shelf. If I’m not sure where it’s a product of and there’s a possibility of it being American, I’m not buying.
Time for some laws about country of origin labelling then. In Australia there are clear laws about this since 2016. Pretty sure the EU has something similar.
https://business.gov.au/products-and-services/product-labelling/country-of-origin-food-labelling
That’s editorializing. Companies want to make as much money as possible, and right now hiding their US origin increases sales.