Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised June 3, 2005 |
| Report Number |
97-508ENR |
| Authors |
Geoffrey S. Becker |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107-171) as modified by the FY2004 USDA appropriation (P.L. 108-199) requires country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for fresh produce, red meats, and peanuts starting September 30, 2006, and for seafood starting September 30, 2004. The House Agriculture Committee approved on July 21, 2004, a bill (H.R. 4576) to make COOL voluntary. Some lawmakers still support a mandatory program, especially after recent discoveries of "mad cow" disease in a Canadian and a U.S. cow (the latter from Canada). Others counter that COOL is a marketing, not an animal or human health, issue and should be voluntary.
