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Reckless COOL Rule Invites Retaliation
2013-05-23 18:40:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: American Meat Institute The decision by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service to finalize a proposed rule on country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for meat and poultry products with no changes is being called incomprehensible and reckless by the American Meat Institute (AMI). The move was made despite a massive outpouring of concern from affected companies and major trading partners and disregards the potential adverse retaliatory trade responses from Canada and Mexico, the AMI says. read more
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