U.S. General Accounting Office
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Certain Foods - Survey Results (GAO-03-781SP)
Frozen Meat
82. 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 Usually
CANADA No response
CHILE Always or almost always
CHINA No response
COLOMBIA No response
COSTA RICA No response
CZECH REPUBLIC Always or almost always
DENMARK Always or almost always
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC No response
ECUADOR No response
EGYPT Always or almost always
EL SALVADOR No response
ESTONIA No response
FINLAND Sometimes
FRANCE Always or almost always
GERMANY Always or almost always
GREECE Usually
GUATEMALA No response
HONDURAS No response
HONG KONG SAR (CHINA) No response
HUNGARY Usually
INDIA Data not available
INDONESIA Data not available
IRELAND Usually
ISRAEL Usually
ITALY Always or almost always
JAPAN Always or almost always
LATVIA No response
LUXEMBOURG Usually
MALAYSIA No response
MEXICO Always or almost always
NETHERLANDS Always or almost always
NEW ZEALAND No response
NORWAY No response
PANAMA Never or almost never
PERU Data not available
PHILIPPINES Always or almost always
PORTUGAL Always or almost always
REPUBLIC OF KOREA Always or almost always
RUSSIA Data not available
SAUDI ARABIA Always or almost always
SINGAPORE Usually
SOUTH AFRICA No response
SPAIN Always or almost always
SWEDEN Sometimes
SWITZERLAND Data not available
TAIWAN Always or almost always
THAILAND Sometimes
TURKEY Data not available
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Always or almost always
UNITED KINGDOM Sometimes
VENEZUELA Usually
VIETNAM No response
Number of Countries Providing Data 32