Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)
The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 requires the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to issue country of origin labeling guidelines for voluntary use by retailers who wish to notify their customers of the country of origin of perishable agricultural commodities. The labeling requirement was set to become mandatory this fall, however Congress has imposed a two-year moratorium on the bill.
For a copy of the regulations outlining the program,
please Click Here (.pdf format).
For a copy of AMI's comments on the voluntary guidelines,
please Click Here.
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