U.S. General Accounting Office
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Certain Foods - Survey Results (GAO-03-781SP)
Frozen Fruits and Vegetables
38. 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 No response
BRAZIL Sometimes
CANADA No response
CHILE Always or almost always
CHINA Sometimes
COLOMBIA No response
COSTA RICA No response
CZECH REPUBLIC Always or almost always
DENMARK No response
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC No response
ECUADOR Usually
EGYPT Always or almost always
EL SALVADOR Sometimes
ESTONIA No response
FINLAND Always or almost always
FRANCE Always or almost always
GERMANY No response
GREECE No response
GUATEMALA No response
HONDURAS No response
HONG KONG SAR (CHINA) No response
HUNGARY Sometimes
INDIA Data not available
INDONESIA Data not available
IRELAND No response
ISRAEL Usually
ITALY Data not available
JAPAN Always or almost always
LATVIA No response
LUXEMBOURG No response
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 Always or almost always
THAILAND Sometimes
TURKEY Data not available
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Always or almost always
UNITED KINGDOM No response
VENEZUELA Always or almost always
VIETNAM No response
Number of Countries Providing Data 27