Mushroom imports to be investigated
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Senator John Heinz (R-Pa)
recently' announced that
Special Trade Represen
tative Robert Strauss has
ordered an investigation into
the illegal diversion of
mushrooms into the United
States.'
Heinz said that the
Republic of China (Taiwan)
has attempted to exceed U.S.
limits on Taiwanese
mushrooms by shipping part
of their crop to Hong Kong
where they are mixed with
mushrooms from the
People's Republic of China,
repackaged and then
shipped to the U.S.
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Heinz raised these charges
in a June 6 letter to Strauss.
The Special Trade
Representative’s reply,
dated October 6, enclosed a
copy of Strauss’ letter to
Customs Commissioner
Robert Chasen requesting
the investigation. In his
letter to Chasen, Strauss
said;
“Our negotiators have
been informed by officials of
the ROC that Taiwan ships
mushrooms to Hong Kong,
packed in brine for sale in
Asian markets. However, we
understand that Hong-Kong
mushroom packers have
been desalting the
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Taiwanese ' mushrooms,
mining them with
mushrooms from the
People’s Republic of China,
and labeling them as
Taiwan-origin mushrooms to
be shipped to, among other
places, the United States.
This raises a number of
problems regarding possible
violations of Customs laws
and also possible cir
cumvention of our March -
1977 understanding with
Taiwan regarding the level
of mushroom shipments to
theU.S.
Thus, we request that
Customs investigate and
inform us at the earliest
possible date of: (a) the true
source of the canned
mushrooms shipped to the
U.S. from Hong Kong; (b)
whether the processing of
Taiwanese mushrooms in
Hong Kong results in a
“substantially transformed”
product that should be
marked as originating In
Hong Kong; and{c) whether
there is commingling of
these mushrooms with PRC
mushrooms, such that
mushrooms imported into
the U.S. are not being
properly marked and.
therefore, dutiable as
products of the PRC.”
“1 am glad to see that the
Administration has at least
taken this first step to help
protect American
mushroom growers who
have been battered year
after year by foreign im
ports,” Heinz said. “I can
only hope that this in
vestigation will be followed
by concrete steps to halt the
illegal shipment of
mushrooms.”
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John Frey
Pa. 4-H dairy judges
score second place
at World Dairy Expo
UNIVERSITY PARK -
Pennsylvania’s 4-H dairy
judging team came home
from the World Dairy Ex
position with a second
placing in the National 4-H
Dairy Judging Contest, it
was announced recently by
Pgul Anderson, Extension
dairy specialist at Penn
State University.
Me~ rs were Douglas
Hershberger, Quarryville;
John Frey, Willow Street;
Todd Grice, Washington;
and Jeff Harding, Brook
ville. Anderson coached the
team.
Aside from the team’s
second place in overall
Ralston Purina makes
movie at Umberger’s
RICHLAND - Umbergers
Inc., Richland, was busy
with activity last week as a
movie crew from New York
City, N.Y., completely
transformed the store over
night to show Halston-
Purina dealers, through a
thirty minute movie, how to
improve their in-store
merchandising.
Clarence Kreider,
manager of the store said the
basic theme of the movie
was to show dealers they can
clean up their own store,
using their own people and
$lOO-or less in paint and
supplies. Kreider said they
put eye catching signs
along with more attractive
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competition, they also
scored a second place in
reasoning for the entire
contest, were first in
Holstein judging, second
with Ayrshires and Guern
seys, and third in Jerseys.
Harding was the second
high individual in the contest
and also second in overall
reasoning. He was third
highest individual in judging
Guernseys.
Frey was seventh in in
dividual judging, Her
shberger placed 16th. He
was second high man in
Holstein judging.
Grice was the team
alternate.
displays for better mer
chandising. Seven thousand
dealers across the country
will have the opportunity to
view this fUm, he said.
This was the first film
Raisin Purina did on actual
location for merchandising.
Up until now they have only
used film strips.
Kreider said his new store
looked “terrific, looks like a
new show room. It’s a
remarkable transformation.
It should have a good impact
on dealers that see it.”
Kreider said our customers
have been complementing us
on the stores new ap
pearance.”