New bill would require 'clearly labeled’ countries of origin on canned goods

A new House bill would mandate clearer country-of-origin labeling for canned fruits and vegetables, which its co-sponsors say would help consumers identify “cheap, imported” competitors of U.S. producers. The “ American Consumers Awareness of National Source Act ,” introduced this week by Reps. Josh Harder (D-CA) and Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), would make it “mandatory for fruits and vegetables to be clearly labeled on the front or top of the can with their country of origin,” according to a one-page...