The National Farmers Union is urging the US Trade office to vigorously defend the Country of Origin Labeling law. The World Trade Organization ruled late last year against the implementation of COOL in the U.S. NFU President Roger Johnson says the WTO did not find fault with the law itself. Johnson issued a statement today asking US Trade Representative Ron Kirk to pursue a “robust appeals process” in the WTO decision. Canada and Mexico had filed a complaint against the law. Johnson says “consumers have a right to know where their meat comes from and they should “overwhelmingly want to know just that.”
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says U.S. producers have not benefitted from COOL and is urging the U.S. Trade Representative’s office NOT to appeal the ruling.
The deadline for the US to file an appeal in the WTO decision is March 23, 2012.
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