Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, February 15, 1991, Page 6, Image 6

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    POLITICS
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Consumer protection bills proposed
By Rene DeCair
Emetaid Reporter
SALEM A stal« Senate
committee heard public firsti
mony Thursday on two hills
that would attempt to protect
consumers from misleading ad
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\ ert ising < lairns and warn them
of unsafe produce
Hie Committee on Telecom
munic ations and Consumer Af
tairs listened to public (uni
ment on two bill proposals ini
tiated hv the Oregon State Pub
lic Interest Research Croup
Senate Mill 554 would impose
labeling requirements on Ihit
tied vs.iter while Senate Mill
r>r»H would require grocers to
mark produce not grown in the*
United States with a label of its
country of origin.
According to Jon Stubenvoll,
OSPlRU's consumer advocate.
Imttled water manufacturers get
away with using words "as
promotional gimmicks to get
consumers' money” because
there are no restri< lions on the
labels
Stubenvoll said drinks can
proclaim to be "mineral water"
or "spring water." but do not
have to contain spring water
Because all water has some
minerals in it. any water
even if it was just tap water
could make the i laim that it is
"mineral" water, he said
" There have to be standards
to assure i onsumers that these
terms mean something." he
said, adding that in 1989 Artier
ii ails spent more than $1! bil
lion for bottled water in the
Peg Jolin
"super trend of the 'HOs.''
Sen Huh Shoemaker said
that if lhi‘ water is not harmful,
or is just bought as part of a
fad. then "the government
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