by With many Prince Edward Islanders, who commit themselves to the purchase of Canadian products in the middle of a trade war with the United States, some learn that this can be found out of which country a product comes from.
A buyer in a Sibeys in Charlottetown recently noticed a trash can that said that the food came from “USA or Mexico” without indicating which of the two countries actually came from.
Jackie Rumney sent an email to the headquarters of the food chain to find out why. She was informed that the shops receive products from several locations from several locations every day, and it is “difficult to differentiate because the containers are constantly being stocked”.
“That didn’t suit me, because all products in the shops have small stickers in which the country of origin is given,” Rumney told CBC News.
“At the moment we are trying to buy all Canadians as far as possible, and when they see something like this, it is very difficult to do that. We need transparent, clear signs that articulate the country of origin of our food.”
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Rumney said that she did not notice this type of label in other grocery stores and admits that she saw the product sign at Sobeys before the trade war.
But now that the United States continues to hide tariffs to many Canadian products and a growing movement to the boycott of American goods, the country of origin is only an overview of them.
In another explanation of CBC News, a spokesman for Sobey said that the product chain is complex, but the company is working on delivering transparency to its customers.
“It is quite standard to work with two growing regions that may be in the same country or not, and carefully balance the quality and availability to ensure that our customers receive new, high -quality products,” says the explanation.
“Our goal is to maintain a consistent quality and selection and to adapt to the natural growth cycles around the world.”
I try to make a “educated choice”
Sylvain Charlebois, director of the agricultural food analysis laboratory at Dalhousie University, said the labeling of Dual Country was nothing new. The source of products that it creates in grocery stores often changes all year round, since different regions have growing seasons sooner or later.
Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food analysis laboratory at Dalhousie University, says that products with several countries of origin are common, but are now being examined more by buyers. (Kyle Mooney/Radio-Canada)
In view of the current focus on non -American products, it is of course that buyers want more specificity, he said.
“It is actually allowed and legal, but I think a lot of people wonder if it is appropriate or acceptable in view of the events with the United States,” said Charlebois.
“It is not misleading, but … given the political context, if you see a large number of Canadians who reject one option over the other, it becomes a problem.”
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As for Rumney, she said that she would be going to shop twice in the future.
She said that the responsibility for the determination of the country of origin of a product should be in business, not in individual customers.
“I want to do my part, but I also want the business to do its part. I want you to be transparent and say exactly where the country of origin is so that I can make this decision as a consumer,” she said.
“I just want to know that these large companies in Canada support our fight as much as we as a consumer.”
