Country-of-origin labeling (COOL) is not a food safety issue. Except when it is. The law requires that much of our food be labeled with its source country, but the requirement
Canada’s Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food, Gerry Ritz, came south on Monday to warn about a “thickening” of the U.S.-Canadian border because of country-of-origin labeling (COOL), while
UPDATE: After a two-hour hearing Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said she’ll have a decision on the meat industry’s request for a preliminary injunction
Canada wants the World Trade Organization to appoint a compliance panel for the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rule. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in May
The Federal Register today is publishing a new Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rule written to bring the United States into compliance with World Trade Organization agreements. The new rule
After an Appellate Body of the World Trade Association (WTO) struck down the USA’s County of Origin Labeling (COOL), the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said the
The long-running international dispute over ractopamine, a drug used to boost growth and leanness in pork and beef production, has become even more contentious in recent weeks. Russia, which is
An act that would require meat, chicken and fish to be sold with a label indicating their country of origin has made its way to district court after being struck
Mexico claims to have won a World Trade Organization ruling on “Dolphin Safe” labels where the objectives of the United States were found to be legitimate, just maybe not applicable