Comments on: Not what it says on the tin http://davidjonesblog.com/2009/02/25/not-what-it-says-on-the-tin/ Conservative Member of Parliament for Clwyd West Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Not what it says on the shoebox « David Jones, MP http://davidjonesblog.com/2009/02/25/not-what-it-says-on-the-tin/#comment-2361 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:52:04 +0000 http://davidjonesblog.com/?p=1087#comment-2361 [...] weakness of labelling and trade description laws in this country (about which I have previously blogged)  is utterly scandalous.  Northampton shoes are known the world over as probably the finest [...]

]]> By: Clive Bennett http://davidjonesblog.com/2009/02/25/not-what-it-says-on-the-tin/#comment-1375 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:21:57 +0000 http://davidjonesblog.com/?p=1087#comment-1375 I agree! But these things are rare nowadays. Geese reared on German feed, Cars made in Britain only 98% Foreign parts. The fact remains we can only put our label Welsh Beef on a cow thats eaten Welsh feed and welsh water and is in fact a Welsh cow. Dilemma here is where can you find such a cow. Invariably you can’t! I tell you what you can do, is label it ‘Product of Earth’ you then have total backing 100%

]]> By: Syd Partridge http://davidjonesblog.com/2009/02/25/not-what-it-says-on-the-tin/#comment-1142 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:57:34 +0000 http://davidjonesblog.com/?p=1087#comment-1142 This does not only apply to food.
I have come across many instances where the packaging for a manufactured product displays the union flag. On checking with the manufacturer I find that the product is made in the far east but – ‘it was packaged in the UK’ – wonderful!

]]> By: Mark Baravelli http://davidjonesblog.com/2009/02/25/not-what-it-says-on-the-tin/#comment-1139 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:46:55 +0000 http://davidjonesblog.com/?p=1087#comment-1139 In times of recession, such as these, people are looking to either get the best value for their pound or ensure that the money they spend on essentials stays in the UK. It is disappointing that over the past week I have been checking the origin of vegetables marked as British or displaying the Union flag at Asda and have found that Asda, Llandudno will sell you British Cabbage (from Spain), British Spinach (from Spain) and British Celery (from Spain). Until I pointed it out to a store ‘colleague’ they also sold British Broccoli (from Spain).

It seems that the smaller your business the more you have to comply with legislation, whereas if you have a large business you can hide behind a distinct lack of staff training. It seems as if there is no one person that is actually accountable.

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