Articles Tagged with ''country of origin labeling (COOL)''

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 World Trade Organization has rejected the United States’ appeal of last year’s decision regarding the US country-of-origin labeling law, or COOL law, ruling Monday that the law discriminates against Canadian and Mexican livestock.

The US filed a notice of appeal with the World Trade Organization last week challenging the organization’s recent ruling on the country-of-origin (COOL law) labeling dispute.

In an effort to circumvent retaliation from Canada and Mexico, a coalition of more than 100 food companies and organizations are urging Congress to rescind elements of the country-of-origin labeling law (COOL law).

To the frustration of some in the meat industry, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit issued a decision Tuesday on the country-of-origin labeling law, or COOL law, saying it did not violate free speech.