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Cattle Groups Pleased with Cool Appeal

Posted August 6, 2014 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that required meat producers to label...

Groups Urge Congress to Take Action on COOL Dispute

Posted June 30, 2014 A broad coalition of industries is urging Congress to take action on the U.S. Country of...

Consumer Reports to End “Natural” Food Labeling

Posted June 18, 2014 Consumer Reports National Research Center released a poll revealing that 59 percent of consumers check to...

NFU Submits Testimony to Congress on Country of Origin Labeling

Posted May 13, 2014   The National Farmers Union (NFU) recently submitted additional testimony to the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on...

NPPC Testifies Before Congress on Country of Origin Labeling and Deadly Pig Virus

Posted May 5, 2014   The National Pork Producers Council recently testified before Congress on two issues impacting its industry –...

Appeals Court Vacates COOL Ruling, Full Court to Rehear Case

Posted April 8, 2014   The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals recently vacated the March 28 ruling denying the American Meat...

Appeals Court Upholds Country of Origin Labeling

Posted April 1, 2014   On Friday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the meat industry’s request for an injunction...

WTO Ruling on COOL Expected in June

Posted March 3, 2014   A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel is expected to issue a confidential interim report on June...

WTO Hears Country of Origin Labeling Dispute

Posted February 21, 2014   The World Trade Organization hearing on the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements took place...

Country of Origin Labeling Divides Livestock Industry

Posted January 31, 2014   While most celebrated when the U.S. House passed a farm bill on Wednesday, some regional beef...

House and Senate Negotiators Announce Agreement on Final Farm Bill

Posted January 27, 2014   This evening, negotiators from the U.S. House and Senate announced a bipartisan agreement on a five-year...

WTO Announces Hearing Date for COOL Dispute

Posted January 27, 2014   The World Trade Organization (WTO) has announced that a public hearing of the U.S. Country of...

Congress Passes FY 2014 Spending Bill with Directives for USDA and FDA

Posted January 20, 2014   Late last week, Congress passed a $1 trillion omnibus spending package to fund the federal government...

Appeals Court Hears Oral Arguments in COOL Case

Posted January 13, 2014   The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments on Jan. 9...

COOL Lawsuit Oral Arguments Scheduled

Posted December 3, 2013   The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA), defendant-intervenor in a lawsuit challenging the USDA’s Country of Origin...

Meatpackers Urge Congress to Amend COOL Rules

Posted November 21, 2013   U.S. meatpackers are urging Congress in a last-minute effort to stop the implementation of Country of...

Country of Origin Labeling Webinar/CLE on Nov. 14

Posted November 12, 2013   The National Agricultural Law Center will host a webinar, “COOL or Not-So-COOL: Overview and Discussion of...

Country of Origin Labeling Divides Groups in Farm Bill Debate

Posted November 6, 2013   Lawmakers involved in the farm bill conference are hearing a heated debate over USDA’s Country of...

Peterson Optimistic on Farm Bill Vote

Posted November 4, 2013   Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN) is optimistic that the House and Senate conference committee will find a...

Farm Bill Conference Targets COOL for Repeal

Posted October 31, 2013   Members of the farm bill conference committee are looking to repeal the Country of Origin Labeling...