Three strikes and they’re out.
The United States meatpackers have
dropped their lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Country-of-Origin Labeling regultions after losing three court decisions.
Canada’s national organizations for
beef and pork were parties to the lawsuits.
”While we remain disappointed with the
court’s ruling on country of origin labeling (COOL), we agree with the World
Trade Organization’s assessment that the U.S. rule is out of compliance with
its trade obligations to Canada and Mexico,” North American Meat Institute president
and chief executive officer Barry Carpenter wrote in an e-mail to Meatingplace
Magazine.
