Comments on: Tracing Food: Why Japan has the right idea on meat production

By: qwerty

qwerty — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:36:56 +0000

I fail to see how consumers are helped by knowing the place and time of birth, gender, etc. of the beef they are buying. Merely giving consumers access to that information does not guarantee product safety.

One wonders if the author of the article has ever been on a farm. I am so tired of hearing about how U.S agriculture is veiled in a cloak of secrecy. I saw Robert Kenner speak at a conference last fall. He admitted he knows nothing about farming, yet he is viewed as an "expert" because he chose to produce a film about it. ???

As someone who works in agriculture, I can tell you that there are many, many responsible producers in this country who take excellent care of their animals. Further, they welcome visitors onto their farms. They have nothing to hide. The constant criticism from people who have never even been near a farm is incredibly tiresome.

By: Dr. Intelligence

Dr. Intelligence — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:36:53 +0000

Well everyone is a complete moron because remember it comes from Factory Farms, filled with dangerous antibiotics that give us cancer, mistreatment of animals, its like your supporting the holocaust, but with animals. But of course since everyone is american and ignorant why would it matter to you right? Because living in the dark and not knowing the truth makes you feel nice and comfy. Good job you will never progress in life, ;you are the weakest link, goodbye.

By: 救世主

救世主 — Wed, 05 May 2010 11:18:33 +0000

Go vegan!

By: foxsculptor

foxsculptor — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:02:27 +0000

Yes this is a good approach, and it needs to be about how we consume meat.
Rather than lots of cheep factory farmed animals, eat good quality, well reared meat occasionally.
Have you hear of Feastarian? Which is this idea by promoting the positive benefits to the individual, the animal welfare and the planets carbon emissions.
I recommend it, and I have taken to living this way.

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By: Traceability Guy

Traceability Guy — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:47:25 +0000

Sorry to point this out, but that's just plain wrong. First off, COOL is not a traceability system, it's a labelling requirement, and as it stands, almost two-thirds of those who are required to follow it in the US are not doing so. Second, NAIS is being killed by livestock producers (specifically cattle producers), not organic producers who feel NAIS is too expensive and too invasive with respect to the information they would need to provide into the system. I don't agree with them in the least, but let's get the facts straight.

Good article Randy.

By: Japanese Consumer

Japanese Consumer — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:00:36 +0000

Great article Randy!

Former Ag Teacher, the Japanese consumer has the information, while the US consumer does not. You provide no evidence at all to back up the claim that "especially organic producers" were against giving US consumers that information.

By: Japanese Consumer

Japanese Consumer — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:00:36 +0000

Great article Randy!

By: Former Ag Teacher

Former Ag Teacher — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:37:21 +0000

Poehlman's commentary is so off base that one has to question whether he ever checked any facts before he sat down and typed out these thoughts. The United States uses a traceability system called COOL (country or origin labeling). The North American food producing companies Poehlman derides so dismissivly argued for a national animal identification system that would have put a number on food animals to enable tracing them all the way through the supply chain back to their farm or origin. But small thinking, regressive agriculture advocates, especially organic producers took the polical route with vengance and killed it.

By: Rod H

Rod H — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:07:21 +0000

And it traces it back to the same farms that the author criticizes – the farms that are feeding millions of people globally; the same farms that are providing Japan with a safe, wholesome, great tasting product at a reasonable cost – regardless of size. Unbelievable…

By: Jordan Pearson

Jordan Pearson — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:40:14 +0000

Great article Randy on Japanese meat production, Randy — and as you and I both know, they're also have the right idea on meat reception, nudge, nudge, wink, wink.