Not so COOL laws for meat WTO tells USA
Not so COOL laws for meat WTO tells USA
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled that the USA country-of-origin labelling laws (COOL) do discriminate against meat importers such as Mexico and Canada. As a consequence America will have to amend its labelling laws.
The Canadians claim that since March 2009, when the US began requiring country of origin labels on meat, its pork industry has lost $1.4 billion and its beef industry $400 million a year.
The USA will have up to 15 months to amend its COOL laws.
July 3, 2012
on what grounds?
July 3, 2012
This shows how out of touch with consumer interests they are, just politicians out of touch with the real food chain.