Prioritize Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling for Meat in the USMCA Review
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
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Consumers and producers overwhelmingly favor Country of Origin Labeling for Meat. US consumers get to know where nearly every other product they use comes from, and they deserve to know about the meat they eat as well. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) was the law of the land before Congress caved to pressure from global meatpackers and a lawsuit by Canada and Mexico. The review of the USMCA is a great opportunity to restore this important labeling and protect US farmers, ranchers, and consumers from unfair trade practices that only benefit multinational corporations.
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TO: US TRADE REPRENTATIVE
RE: The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) review, public comment
As you enter the review process for the USMCA, I urge you to prioritize mandatory Country of Origin Labeling for meat, and thus the livelihoods of domestic agriculture producers. Specifically, a re-negotiated USMCA should add a “Peace Clause” Annex on food labels to the Technical Barriers to Trade chapter so that Canada, Mexico and the U.S. agree not to challenge each other’s labeling policies of meat under trade rules in the USMCA and the World Trade Organization.