[US] House Approves Repeal of Meat Origin Labeling Law

The House of Representatives on June 10 voted to repeal the mandatory country of origin labeling requirements for meat products that the World Trade Organization has determined violate U.S. multilateral obligations by discriminating against livestock imports from Canada and Mexico. Those two countries have threatened to pursue billions of dollars’ worth of retaliatory measures against U.S. exports but quick congressional action to repeal the COOL requirements would prevent that from happening. However, the path forward for the repeal legislation in the Senate is uncertain at this time...

This has been excerpted from 15 June 2015 article posted in Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report.