Country-of-Origin Labeling
Senate Ag Committee’s 10-11 farm bill vote stalls the legislation, but a bipartisan 17-6 vote on mandatory country-of-original labeling keeps mandatory beef labeling alive for a potential September revote.
According to a new study, compliance costs from mandatory country-of-origin labeling would largely be passed to consumers, raising annual beef and pork prices by more than $1.1 billion.
New voluntary labeling standards take effect as Secretary Rollins shares her support of mandatory labeling.
Establishments using a U.S.-origin claim on FSIS-regulated products will need to provide access to documentation demonstrating how the product meets regulatory criteria. FSIS also updated guidelines for label approval.
Two-thirds of consumers say transparency in animal protein is extremely or very important, says Merck Animal Health, as part of the company’s results in its first consumer transparency research study.
A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by cattle ranchers over the alleged mislabeling of beef as a “Product of the U.S.A.”
Tom Vilsack, during Senate confirmation hearings Tuesday, said he was willing to consider reimplementation of country-of-origin labeling (COOL) regulations for meat products.
Twenty-seven freshmen House Democrats are urging the resurrection of COOL requirements as part of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
The new president could bring country-of-origin labeling out of the deep freeze and back to the front burner.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld new government rules requiring labels on packaged meat.
R-CALF’s lawsuit challenging the dismantling of COOL was dismissed. Now the group hopes to woo President Trump.