Where does your food information come from? Give an example.
How does this information affect what you eat?
In my country, South Korea, a place-of-origin indication
system was implemented on the agricultural products and meat kinds even those
are included in any other products. In addition, they have to sign the producer’s
name either. The government made such a rule and it is very strict, so if someone violates the rule they
could get a big fine. Therefore, I can trust their report on the products and I
buy the products with seeing their label. It was very helpful for me to buy
foods.
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| My favorite buying foods from Wegmans |
However, I struggled to buy foods
and its products in the U.S at first because I don’t have any information about
them. Only I could rely on my friends’ comments and advices. With their recommendation,
I tried to eat at first, and then, if I was satisfied with some of them, I kept
in mind some the loyalty for such food. For example, I am used to go to Wegmans
to buy organic dairy products (milk, yogurt, and chesses), organic vegetable
and fruit, and sometimes-organic meat even though their price is high. I have still
bought same blend products because I
have not gotten any new information about food and my expenditure is limited on
food.
I admire what Korean government do to protect consumer right to know the truth. I also like you try to buy organic food to avoid any harmful components.
ReplyDeleteYou follow the steps properly,i agree with you but in my opinion culture and family also play a role in food preferences
ReplyDeleteIt can certainly be confusing to understand our complicated system here in the United States. There are so many different claims on foods and changing regulations, it is hard to keep pace. Have you tried shopping at any of the "alternative" stores in Rochester? We have the Abundance Cooperative Market on Marshall Street, and Lori's Natural Food on Jefferson. I buy most of my food at the Rochester Public Market, but it is certainly not all local or organic. However, you do have a person you can speak to directly about the origin of your food!
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