U.S. General Accounting Office
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Certain Foods - Survey Results (GAO-03-781SP)
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (loose in store bins)
27. 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 No response
CANADA No response
CHILE No response
CHINA No response
COLOMBIA No response
COSTA RICA Always or almost always
CZECH REPUBLIC No response
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 Data not available
GUATEMALA No response
HONDURAS No response
HONG KONG SAR (CHINA) No response
HUNGARY No response
INDIA No response
INDONESIA No response
IRELAND Usually
ISRAEL No response
ITALY Data not available
JAPAN Always or almost always
LATVIA No response
LUXEMBOURG Usually
MALAYSIA No response
MEXICO No response
NETHERLANDS Never or almost never
NEW ZEALAND No response
NORWAY No response
PANAMA No response
PERU Data not available
PHILIPPINES No response
PORTUGAL Always or almost always
REPUBLIC OF KOREA Always or almost always
RUSSIA Never or almost never
SAUDI ARABIA No response
SINGAPORE No response
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 Usually
UNITED KINGDOM Sometimes
VENEZUELA No response
VIETNAM No response
Number of Countries Providing Data 19