U.S. sets deadline for COOL livestock revisions
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
   A World Trade Organization arbitrator on Tuesday ruled that the United States has until May 23, 2013 to bring its country of origin labeling (COOL) measure on livestock imports from Canada and Mexico into compliance with its WTO obligations.    The WTO ruled June 29 that the United States’ COOL unfairly discriminated against Canada and Mexico because it gave less favorable treatment to beef and pork imported from those countries than to U.S. meat.    “The labeling program h...
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