The United States has announced new regulations for its voluntary Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) law.
The changes extend the COOL regulations from prime cuts to multi-ingredient processed meats.
To qualify for a Product of the USA label, the meats must be from animals, born, raised and slaughtered in the United States.
Spices and flavourings don’t need to be from the U.S.
The rules say the meaning of “raised” is “from birth to slaughter and the term “harvested” may be used to mean "slaughtered"
