Canada challenges COOL

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Industry News - PM
Canada challenges COOL through WTO

By Ann Bagel Storck on 12/2/2008

The Canadian government has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against the United States over mandatory country-of-origin labeling.

The complaint alleges that COOL will impose unnecessary costs on meatpackers using Canadian animals and that the law could lead to more extensive and restrictive labeling requirements in other countries.

"We believe that the country-of-origin legislation is creating undue trade restrictions to the detriment of Canadian exporters," Canadian Trade Minister Stockwell Day said in a statement.

The filing initiates a consultation period between the United States and Canada to work on a resolution to the dispute. If those discussions fail to resolve the issue, the matter can be referred to a WTO dispute settlement panel.

 

[badroute]

Although I don't agree, it would be nice if our country cared about their producers as much as Canada does.

 

[Kato]

Be careful what you ask for. :roll: :roll: :roll: If what our government has done so far is considered caring, boy, I wouldn't want to see what not caring is. :shock: :shock: :shock:

I would bet your government would be strong arming anyone who pulled a COOL maneuver on you in no time flat.

This is the first official move they've made in our support in so long I can't remember. Up to now they've just carried on and let the cattle producers take it on the chin, leaving the industry gutted.

But at least it's a start.

 

[Mrs.Greg]

Be careful what you ask for. :roll: :roll: :roll: If what our government has done so far is considered caring, boy, I wouldn't want to see what not caring is. :shock: :shock: :shock:

I would bet your government would be strong arming anyone who pulled a COOL maneuver on you in no time flat.

This is the first official move they've made in our support in so long I can't remember. Up to now they've just carried on and let the cattle producers take it on the chin, leaving the industry gutted.

But at least it's a start.

The state our government is in at the moment...I wouldn't be holding our breaths too much Kato.... :?

 

[Anonymous]

I would bet your government would be strong arming anyone who pulled a COOL maneuver on you in no time flat.

Most the countries we trade with (as well as most nations in the world) already have COOL.....