On 29/12/2015 9:49 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Dec 2015 07:27:04 -0700, Janet B wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 22:03:49 -0800, The New Other Guy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Yes, the US Congress has passed a law and the President has signed it,
>>> repealing the Country of Origin Labeling for meat sold to the public.
>>>
>>> <sigh>
>>>
>> that was in response to the WTO threats.
>> My Winco currently posts signs on the meat cases that state all beef,
>> lamb, goat, chicken and pork has been born, raised and butchered in
>> the US. I wonder if they will be able to continue to do so or if the
>> background of the animals will become so muddied as to make that
>> statement impossible.
>
> The meat processors will no longer be required to keep records on the
> provenance of the animals which they considered a huge burden. Which
> means they'll now be able to pass those savings onto retail customers
> <cough>.
>
> -sw
>
It was that burden that hindered the trade in Canadian cattle and beef
and was clearly against all the treaties that the US had signed but
chose to ignore.