x404.co.uk
http://www.x404.co.uk/forum/

Food labels advice change over Palestinian territories
http://www.x404.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=4879		 Page 1 of 1
Author:  pcernie [ Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:51 am ]
Post subject:  Food labels advice change over Palestinian territories
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8407289.stm

I'm at a loss as to why this even exists in the first place, never mind screwing any one side over with it :shock:
Author:  Linux_User [ Fri Dec 11, 2009 2:10 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Food labels advice change over Palestinian territories
What, you're confused as to why the place of origin is put on food?
Author:  pcernie [ Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Food labels advice change over Palestinian territories
Linux_User wrote:
What, you're confused as to why the place of origin is put on food?


Sorry, that should have been 'I'm at a loss as to why this issue even exists in the first place'. It's this bit that got me:

Quote:
UK food labels are set to distinguish between goods from Palestinians in the occupied territories and produce from Israeli settlements.

Food packaging guidelines advise a change from labels usually only naming Israel or West Bank as the source.


It just seems that we're pandering to the worst d1ckheads in those areas and their supporters for seemingly little benefit :?
Author:  belchingmatt [ Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Food labels advice change over Palestinian territories
So the consumer now gets to make an informed choice on the ethical origin of their food. :D
Author:  jonbwfc [ Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Food labels advice change over Palestinian territories
belchingmatt wrote:
So the consumer now gets to make an informed choice on the ethical origin of their food. :D

Do you actually think Israeli farmers are somehow more despicable than Palestinian farmers? There is an obvious political/ethical choice to do with which government you support but do you really think the farmers get a whole lot of choice over who governs the land they till? How exactly is a farmer an active part of one or other state?

All you're doing is making one innocent person who is unlucky enough to have been born in a bad situation slightly poorer than another innocent person who is unlucky enough to be born in the other bit of a bad situation. entirely apart from the fact that Israeli farms may still employ palestinian workers or vice versa. Either way you're punishing an innocent person for a situation that is not within their control.

I hope you enjoy your completely illusory sense of moral superiority.

Jon
Page 1 of 1 All times are UTC
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
https://www.phpbb.com/