date:Dec 18, 2015
ake shoppers avoid buying food from countries that do not have stringent safety rules. However, meatpackers felt that it only led to high costs.
Advocates of COOL, however, condemn the move to repeal the law. Washington-based nongovernmental organisation Food Water Watch was quoted by AFP as stating: Unfortunately, Congress bowed to pressure from the meatpackers... in order to obey the dictates of a World Trade Organization ruling.
Senate Appropriations Committee vice-chairwoman Senator Barba