Canadian Producers Oppose U.S. COOL Law

OTTAWA — Canadian beef and pork producers are taking a stand against the U.S.’s country-of-origin-labeling (COOL) law, according to the Canadian press. Ottawa should strongly oppose a U.S. plan to implement COOL on meat products from Canadian beef and pork producers. The move, Canadian meat producers said, would have a price tag of CAN $500 million ($300 million for cattle, $200 million for hogs) per year.

The law would violate the North American Free Trade Agreement and World Trade Organization rules, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and the Canadian Pork Council said. Both groups want the Canadian federal government to lobby American senators in Washington against the proposal long before September 2008, when COOL is to go into effect.

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