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U.S. and Canadian Meat & Livestock Groups File Suite on COOL
2013-07-15 21:36:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC Eight organizations representing the U.S. and Canadian meat and livestock industries field suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to block implementation of USDAs mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rule. In their complaint, the organizations said the final rule violates the United States Constitution by compelling speech in the form of costly and detailed labels on meat products that do not directly advance a government interest. read more
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