Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods and the WTO Trade Dispute on Meat Labeling.

Format:

Book

Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Accounting.

Agriculture and state.

Farms.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (64 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

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Summary:

Provides brief overview of country-of-origin food labeling (COOL) requirements and key provisions. Discusses Canadian and Mexican use of World Trade Organization (WTO) trade dispute resolution process to challenge COOL requirements for meat products. Reviews options to bring COOL into compliance with WTO requirements, presents WTO findings, examines meat industry lawsuit, and addresses Congressional interest.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-RS-22955e in the 2013 issue.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods and the WTO Trade Dispute on Meat Labeling

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