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COOL Commentary--deadline approaching |
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Written by Sara Haimowitz
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009 |
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The deadline is approaching. You have until Friday, June 26, 2009 to preserve the right to
label products as American Made. Tell
the U.S. Trade Representative to protect country of origin labeling from challenge by Canada and Mexico.
Dear
Sir/Madam:
Please tell the Office of the U.S.
Trade Representative to protect country of origin labeling for meat and
produce. CPA is making it quick and easy with online citizen action.
A
major trade issue is the importation of unsafe food and manufactured
goods, and
consumer confusion as to the country making the food and manufactured
goods. Farmers, ranchers and manufacturers have similar problems with
imported product
that masquerades as U.S. grown, raised or made. Consumers want to
know where their food is from.
After a 14 year fight,
farmers and ranchers achieved a win.
U.S. law now says that meat, produce and seafood
must be labeled, at retail stores, as to country of origin.
Canada and
Mexico, major exporters of pork and beef to
the
U.S., are
challenging that law under the World Trade Organization rules.
The Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative has officially
asked for public comment concerning
this foreign government complaint. CPA is providing a way to comment until Friday, June 26, 2009.
Click
here to quickly submit your comment
to the Office of U.S. Trade Representative.
Thank you.
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In the news
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Brian O'Shaughnessy is CPA's Chief Co-Chair and Manufacturing Co-Chair. We also have a Labor Co-Chair, Bob Baugh, and Agriculture Co-Chair, Joe Logan.
Brian, Chairman of Revere Copper Products, presented at the R-CALF USA annual convention on Friday, January 22, 2010. His presentation involved a discussion of how America became strong through making and growing things here, his history in mining and ranching, the strategic importance of continuing that course, and how we all need to work together to fix America's trade and economic problems.
The video presentation is available here. |
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