date:Apr 11, 2013
s Agriculture Marketing Service issued a proposed rule that would modify labeling provisions for muscle cuts covered under the COOL program. Under the proposed revisions, origin designations would include information about where each production step occurred and would remove the allowance for commingling of muscle cuts. The rule also would amend the definition for retailer.
Canada and some US meat and poultry industry groups were critical of the proposed changes, arguing that the changes would