And then we'll have handy-dandy websites offering the straight skinny
in a heartbeat. Verification might be a sticky issue.
jm
On 13 Apr 2001, at 12:39, Brian D Williams wrote:
>
> I've recently joined a number of other Americans in screening out
> >from my purchases items made in China, (payback's a bitch) and as
> a result I've been thinking about labeling and it's effects.
>
> The two most immediate cases that come to mind (besides China) are
> the story of Usa Japan, and the biotech industries attempts to
> avoid labeling at all costs.
>
> In fact I can easily imagine the WTO or similar organization
> passing regulations against "Made in _____" labeling specifically
> to prevent economic action against politically unpopular nations.
>
> Discuss.
>
>
> Brian
>
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>
John Marlow
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