USDA removes beef and pork from COOL requirements

Meat packers and retailers are free of the requirement to identify the origin of beef and pork sold in supermarkets, according to a notice scheduled to appear today in the Federal Register. Congress voted last December to end mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef and pork to avoid $1.01 billion in trade retaliation by Canada and… » Read MoreChuck Abbott has been covering food and agriculture policy for nearly three decades. Get the reporting you need every weekday morning. Subscribe now to get full access! Executives and leaders across the political and corporate spectrum consider FERN's Ag Insider an essential morning read. Don’t miss out. Features include: • In-depth reporting and analysis • A roundup of key reporting from a range of sources • Articles tagged and viewable by subject • A searchable archive of all Ag Insider reporting • All this PLUS a newsletter summary in your email inbox every weekday morning. As low as $9.90 / month 30-day free trial SUBSCRIBE