Dive Brief:
- The U.S. government is fighting back on the World Trade Organization's decision on red meat country-of-origin labeling - COOL, according to Agweek.
- The WTO came to the conclusion that COOL "discriminated against Canadian and Mexican beef and pork."
- Groups from both Canada and the U.S. issued statements on the decision. "This has been a long process but the panel’s rulings appear to be incorrect in a number of respects," President Danni Beer of the U.S. Cattlemen's Association said, while a statement from Canada said it is "deeply disappointed" with the United States' latest action.
Dive Insight:
Well, it doesn't look like this issue is going away anytime soon, with groups from all directions putting in their two cents. It's unclear if this appeal will have any traction.