16—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 30, 1972
State Clarifies
'Locally Grown'
Is it illegal to advertise produce
as “locally grown” or “home
grown” when it was raised out of
state or many miles away?
“Yes” says the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture,
which claims misuse of the words
violates the state’s Unfair Trade
Practices and Consumer
Protection Law.
Deception concerning the
geographic origin of products is
illegal according to the law
adopted four years ago. The law
also prohibits fraudulent conduct
which creates likelihood of
confusion or misunderstanding
as to the source of goods.
State Agriculture Secretary
Jim McHale said items such as
strawberries, sweet com, can
taloupes and potatoes are
sometimes advertised as locally
grown when they were actually
grown hundreds of miles from
Pennsylvania.
“This is unfair to consumers,
market owners and farmers,”
said Secretary McHale.
“The consumer expects a
superior product because locally
grown produce is fresh and of
high quality.
“Market owners who correctly
indicate the origin of their
produce are at a disadvantage.
Customers will say ‘why don’t
you have local berries; so-and-so
down the road has ’ The customer
is unaware that truly local
berries will not be ready for the
market for three or four weeks.
“The farmer suffers because
he is frequently competing with
products which sell at prices
unprofitable for a person growing
a quality item.”
Secretary McHale said the
Consumer Protection Law gives
the Commonwealth the power to
inspect invoices and other
records when a violation of the
law is suspected
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Approval of a proposed Penn
Hill branch of Farmers National
Bank of Quarryville has been
announced by Robert K. Bruce,
the bank’s vice president and
cashier.
The Administrator of National
Banks in Washington, D.C.,
okayed an application by the
bank’s 10-member board of
How vital are pesticides to
U.S. food producers? According
to W. C. Shaw, United States
Department of Agriculture, if
pesticide use was withdrawn
“Farm exports would be elim
inated. The number of agricul
tural workers currently on farms
would have to be doubled. In
stead of spending 17 percent of
family income on food, we would
be forced to devote 30 to 40 per
cent of our income and per
haps even more to provide
current food needs. Without in
creasing the amount of land in
farm crops, we could not provide
food for more than 40 percent
of our current population.”
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with the Regional Administrator
of National Banks, Philadelphia.
Ground-breaking has been
scheduled tentatively for next
March 1.
“We, of course, are more than
pleased to be able to proceed with
plans for our new facility,” said
Mr. Bruce. “The area has need
for a national bank, it seems to
us, and our hope is that we can
make it worthwhile for all con
cerned.”
To be named for its location in
the Village of Wakefield, the
Penn Hill office will be situated
on the west side of Rt. 272 at the
intersection of Rts. 272 and 222,
across from the Penn Hill
Friends Meeting House.
Bruce said he is now finalizing
the exact plans for the building.
But already known is that it will
have 2,200 square feet of floor
space, five teller windows, and
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