No matter that Japanese housewives paid up to eight times the American price for rice, five times the American price for beef, fruit and processed food, and three to four times as much for travel, clothing and telephone calls.

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Only on beef - because of the BSE crisis - and certain other fruit and vegetables must the country of origin be labelled.

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That is because unlike ground beef, which is cooked at a temperatures which destroy bugs, fruit and leafy vegetables tend to be eaten raw.

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The Dodgers' Delta Air Lines private charter, where each player gets a row of three seats to himself, lets them stretch out while enjoying a menu of grilled swordfish, beef fillet or stuffed pork chops, along with salad, fresh fruit and assorted cheeses.

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The Dodgers' Delta Air Lines (nyse: DAL - news - people ) private charter, where each player gets a row of three seats to himself, lets them stretch out while enjoying a menu of grilled swordfish, beef fillet or stuffed pork chops, along with salad, fresh fruit and assorted cheeses.

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