WTO Rules Against Country-of-Origin Labeling in U.S. Grocery Stores
Jul 9th, 2012 | By Tim George
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A final ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on country-of-origin labeling (COOL) may soon end Americans’ ability to know where food they purchase comes from. A U.S. regulatory policy passed in 2008 that requires country-of-origin labeling on meat sold is now in jeopardy of being negated by an international ruling. Canada and Mexico collaborated to see U.S. regulations that required country-of-origin labeling on meat overruled by the World Trade Organization. The end result will be that millions of Americans will consume meat from unknown origins. Under WTO rules, Mexico and Canada
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