Food
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Backers of meat labeling law hail court ruling |
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Written by Sara Haimowitz
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Friday, 19 February 2010 |
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Peter Harriman
Argus Leader - South Dakota
February 19, 2010
A federal court ruling from eastern Washington earlier this month could shore up the legal foundation under country of origin meat labeling, or COOL, which faces a challenge from Mexico and Canada at the World Trade Organization.
That's the opinion of the cattle industry group R-Calf and Sen. Tim Johnson, a longtime COOL proponent.
However, a meat industry spokesman insisted the ruling from the Washington Easterday Ranches case has no effect on the WTO complaint against COOL.
"It's a completely separate legal process," National Meat Association spokesman Jeremy Russell said. |
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March 2-4, The Coalition for a Prosperous America
Legislative Fly-In
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