US Congress expected to repeal COOL meat labelling rule
date:Dec 18, 2015
on on packs where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered.

As part of the 'omnibus' $1.15 trillion spending bill, Congress is expected to end mandatory COOL by the end of this week.

Canada and Mexico challenged the rule with the WTO on grounds that it was discriminatory, and consequently, the world trade body contested the labelling rule twice.

Last week, WTO had stated that Canada and Mexico could impose $1.01bn in tariffs on US products in retaliation for its country-of-origin labelin
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