Senator Dick Durbin says labeling meat with the country it came from is a good idea, even if it's difficult to do in some cases.

Durbin says the difficulty in labeling was pointed out to him recently by the Canadian consul general.

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The House voted to eliminate the labels yesterday. Durbin says the labels provide information consumers would like to have. He points to a recent Consumer Reports study showing shrimp imported from various countries had a wide range of safety problems.