The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass a bill repealing the mandatory country-of-origin labeling requirements for beef, pork and chicken.
The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass a bill repealing the mandatory country-of-origin labeling requirements for beef, pork and chicken. Under threats of trade retaliation from Mexico and Canada, the Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act was passed by a vote of 300-131.
Last month, the World Trade Organization ruled the labeling requirements were discriminatory against both the US border countries, which said they would seek to impose tariffs worth billions on American products. This recent ruling by WTO was the fourth and final decision on the law. In its three previous decisions, WTO has ruled against the COOL law.