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NFU Releases Analysis on COOL Compliance

February 13, 2013 8:56 am0 comments
NFU Releases Analysis on COOL Compliance

US – National Farmers Union (NFU) and the United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA), have released a legal analysis that details the available options for successful US compliance of a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on County-of-Origin labeling (COOL).   “The comprehensive legal analysis demonstrates that the USDA can come […]

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Mandatory COOL Value Negligible at Best

December 12, 2012 9:54 am0 comments
Mandatory COOL Value Negligible at Best

US – The United States’ mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) program was back in the news last week as the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced a deadline of 23 May 2013 for compliance after its ruling that the program violates international trade agreements, writes Steve Meyer in his weekly “Market Preview” […]

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