A good guess is that the usual bunch bashing and litigating their way to so called prosperity nirvana on this site will be surprised at the end result of COOL..........and blame others for it!
OT forgot to click on the 'more information' site on the link he posted. The story, from 9-5-'08, tells how Mexico self-suspended export to the USA while thorough inspections of plants were conducted by the USA. Later stories have stated exports have resumed.
The 'sky is falling groupies' need to get their stories together, BTW. That source of al that is factual in fantasyland Derry Brownfield show, within the past couple of days has spouted about how trucks full of cattle (or beef, who could know?) are pouring across the Mexican border without even pausing for inspection of any sort.........and here Ranchero says the border is effectively closed!
BTW, Ranchero, I'm not putting you in that group with OT, Sandhusker, and their patron saint, Derry Brownfield....but using the contrast in the two 'stories'.
FACT: something like 2% of total species of meat imported into the US is from Mexico.
Guess: the US exports more than that back to Mexico.....for use by the upper income (40% of their population are very wealthy) plus their tourist business and export trade.
FACT: COOL labels will be on maybe as much as FIVE PERCENT of beef IMPORTED into the USA!!!!!
That is ALL the beef that is sold at retail in LARGE retail stores.
LARGE retail stores are the ONLY ones forced to label imported beef.
ALL beef sold in restaurants, fast food, processed or prepared meals or entrees, or in any way changed from the muscle cuts sold at retail are EXEMPT from COOL law.
Such a lot of hot air and expense for the beef industry over a marketing ploy falsely promoted as a food safety issue. Absolutely shameful.
There are more effective means, currently growing in use, of genuine consumer driven private labels such as Ranchers Renaissance, and other branded beef available in most markets, not to mention the various individuals posting on this site who market their own beef.
A prediction: the effect of COSTLY COOL will be a yawn, at best.
MRJ