Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods.

Provides brief overview of country-of-origin food labeling (COOL) requirements under the Tariff Act of 1930, meat and poultry inspection program provisions, COOL requirements of the 2002 farm bill, and two-year delay in mandatory COOL. Summarizes selected policy and implementation issues, including...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Agriculture and state. Food adulteration and inspection. Food industry and trade. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides brief overview of country-of-origin food labeling (COOL) requirements under the Tariff Act of 1930, meat and poultry inspection program provisions, COOL requirements of the 2002 farm bill, and two-year delay in mandatory COOL. Summarizes selected policy and implementation issues, including arguments for and against mandatory COOL; and reviews Congressional activity.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.