In the United States, they seek to introduce country of origin labeling for beef

Published 2023년 1월 27일

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US Senators from both parties are pushing for the Beef Source Labeling Act to reinstate the mandatory seal to ensure that only meat obtained from animals slaughtered in the same country carries the "Product of USA" label. The bipartisan American Beef Labeling Act would require the Office of the US Trade Representative, in consultation with the USDA, to develop a plan to restore the label within a year, and if not implemented, it would be automatically reinstated. The legislation is supported by various agricultural organizations and is facing resistance from Canadian farmers who export cattle to the US for slaughter.

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US Senators from both parties are pushing the Beef Source Labeling Act to reinstate the mandatory seal. In this way, only meat obtained from animals slaughtered within that country would carry the "Product of USA" label. Republican Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds, and Democrats Jon Tester and Cory Booker reintroduced the American Beef Labeling Act, a rule that would reinstate Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL). for beef. This legislation would require the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), in consultation with the Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), to develop an instrument consistent with World Trade Organization guidelines ( OMC) to restore the seal within the year following the promulgation of the law. The USTR would have 6 months to develop a reinstatement plan followed by 6 months to implement it. If the USTR does not reinstate MCOOL for beef within one year of enactment, it would be automatically reinstated for beef only. (Read: ...

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