COOL Benefits Questioned

USDA Study Says Country-of-Origin Labels Provide No Industry Benefit

Jerry Hagstrom
By  Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
Labels to inform consumers where their meat originates might not survive a ruling by the WTO. (DTN photo by Jim Patrico)
Labels to inform consumers where their meat originates might not survive a ruling by the WTO. (DTN photo by Jim Patrico)
The USDA-contracted study has been released shortly before the World Trade Organization is expected to release a final ruling in a case that Canada and Mexico brought against the United States over COOL, charging that the labeling regime discriminates against...

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Jerry Hagstrom

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