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, as amended; the 2007-2008 farm bill; and the Food and Drug Globalization Act of 2008. Summarizes selec...

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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], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Food adulteration and inspection. Agriculture and state. Poultry industry. 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, as amended; the 2007-2008 farm bill; and the Food and Drug Globalization Act of 2008. Summarizes selected policy and implementation issues, including arguments for and against mandatory COOL.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.