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AMI Says Proposed COOL Fix Could Have Devastating Consequences
2013-04-11 12:08:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: American Meat Institute A USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) March 12 proposed rule on country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for meat and poultry products that claims to bring the U.S. into compliance with its obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) is far more burdensome than the original 2009 rule now in effect and should be withdrawn, according to American Meat Institute (AMI) comments filed yesterday. Current COOL rules prompted a complaint to the WTO by Canada and Mexico and a ruling that the U.S. is indeed violating its WTO obligations. read more
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