2007 NPR Debate: on Environment


Chris Dodd: Country-of-origin & ingredient labeling for food imports

I have a child that has serious food allergies. I know what it’s like every day to read a label--every single day--because my child could die if she consumed the wrong products here. 80% of the food we consume in this country is imported and only 1% of it is inspected. There’s no country labeling on the products here, and you’ll have about 10 different descriptions of an egg. That’s very difficult, if not impossible, for parents who have children who have to be careful about the products they consume.
Source: 2007 Democratic radio debate on NPR Dec 4, 2007

Hillary Clinton: Better track kids’ products for exposures to toxic materials

Q: Toxic chemicals that lace many toys and other products sold in America cause cancer, birth defects and genetic damage. Unlike the European Union, the US does nothing to limit the use of these agents and does not require that the toxic ingredients are listed. What changes will you make, or is this an over-reaction?

A: We don’t do anywhere near enough to try to prevent dangerous materials and products from coming into our country. We don’t even do enough of it within our own country. We have totally turned our back on the information that is available to try to better track the impact on children and others of these kinds of exposures to toxic materials. So, number one, we need tougher standards across the board, something I’ve been advocating for years. Number two, it should be especially applied to any kind of imports, and that requires going and making sure that we have inspectors on the ground and we have tough standards and we exercise recalls.

Source: 2007 Democratic radio debate on NPR Dec 4, 2007

  • The above quotations are from 2007 National Public Radio Presidential Debate for the Democratic candidates, at the Iowa State Historical and was co-sponsored by Iowa Public Radio, moderated by Steve Inskeep, Michele Norris, and Robert Siegel; Dec. 4, 2007.
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