U.S. General Accounting Office
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Certain Foods - Survey Results (GAO-03-781SP)
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Pre-packaged for consumers)
16. How often are enforcement actions or penalties used when parties do not comply with country of origin
labeling requirements?

  Response
ARGENTINA Always or almost always
AUSTRALIA Data not available
AUSTRIA No response
BELGIUM Usually
BRAZIL Sometimes
CANADA Always or almost always
CHILE No response
CHINA No response
COLOMBIA No response
COSTA RICA Always or almost always
CZECH REPUBLIC Always or almost always
DENMARK Always or almost always
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC No response
ECUADOR No response
EGYPT No response
EL SALVADOR No response
ESTONIA No response
FINLAND Always or almost always
FRANCE Always or almost always
GERMANY Always or almost always
GREECE Sometimes
GUATEMALA No response
HONDURAS No response
HONG KONG SAR (CHINA) No response
HUNGARY Sometimes
INDIA Data not available
INDONESIA Data not available
IRELAND Usually
ISRAEL No response
ITALY Data not available
JAPAN Always or almost always
LATVIA No response
LUXEMBOURG Usually
MALAYSIA No response
MEXICO Always or almost always
NETHERLANDS Never or almost never
NEW ZEALAND No response
NORWAY No response
PANAMA Never or almost never
PERU Data not available
PHILIPPINES No response
PORTUGAL Always or almost always
REPUBLIC OF KOREA Always or almost always
RUSSIA Sometimes
SAUDI ARABIA Always or almost always
SINGAPORE Usually
SOUTH AFRICA No response
SPAIN Always or almost always
SWEDEN Always or almost always
SWITZERLAND Data not available
TAIWAN No response
THAILAND Sometimes
TURKEY Data not available
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Always or almost always
UNITED KINGDOM Sometimes
VENEZUELA No response
VIETNAM No response
Number of Countries Providing Data 28