Country of Origin Labeling
"In order to avoid what could be devastating retaliatory sanctions against U.S. businesses if we lose, the starting point needs to be that mandatory COOL for meat is a failed experiment which should be repealed. The House Agriculture Committee is prepared to lead on this issue. Our goal, which is shared by industry and consumers alike, is to provide stability, not to create uncertainty.”
-Chairman K. Michael Conaway
Country of Origin Labeling
First adopted in the 2002 Farm Bill, COOL has since been challenged in the World Trade Organization (WTO) by Canada and Mexico, main livestock exporters to the U.S., four times. Last month, the WTO's Appellate Body ruled against the United States’ Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements for meat for the fourth and final time. As a result, Canada and Mexico, the United States’ top trade partners, will seek more than $3 billion annually in retaliatory sanctions against U.S. exports – products ranging from meat and wheat to wine, chocolate and even furniture. This will be needlessly destructive to our overall economy and will hurt nearly every industry, every state, and every consumer.
Letters of Support for H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act
American Farm Bureau Federation
Colorado Cattlemen's Association
Colorado Livestock Association
Commodity Markets Council and Commercial Energy Working Group
COOL Reform Coalition-101 groups
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
National Pork Producers Council
Rocky Mountain Food Industry Association
Southwest Council of Agribusiness