U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing federal departments to submit a report on all statutory and regulatory authorities that may permit the establishment of mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef products.

Such labeling had been implemented by the U.S. government in 2008, and repealed in 2015-2016 following a decision by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that the rule caused injury to Canadian and Mexican farmers and beef producers.

The new executive order directs the federal departments to issue a report within 90 days and says the U.S. may then issue or amend regulations to require mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef products.

Link: Presidential Action, Executive Order (Sec. 4. Country-of-Origin Labeling)

 

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