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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton, the TPP, and Protecting Our Food [View all]Fuddnik
(8,846 posts)17. House votes to repeal country of origin labeling
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/house-votes-to-repeal-country-of-origin-labeling-061215.html
It's now up to the United States Senate and President Obama to determine whether the U.S. repeals its country of origin labeling law, known as COOL. As of now, it doesn't like either will ride to the rescue of the consumer-friendly law.
The House this week voted 300 to 131 to repeal the law that is the focus of an international trade controversy.
The law was part of the 2002 Farm Bill and was expanded to include some non-meat food products in 2008. It requires labels to tell consumers where beef, pork, fish, lamb and chicken came from.
Canada and Mexico objected, saying the U.S. law violates international trade agreements. Their appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) was upheld, allowing the two countries to impose retaliatory sanctions on U.S. exports if the law remained in place.
Swift reaction
The reaction on Capitol Hill was swift and fairly uniform across party lines. The threat of potential trade retaliation prompted the House Agriculture Committee to vote to repeal COOL within days of the WTO decision.
The Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act, which repeals COOL, passed the full House with the backing of House Agriculture Committee Chairman Rep. Michael Conaway (R-TX), who called the repeal a common sense measure.
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FUCK NAFTA. FUCK WTO. FUCK TAA. FUCK ALL TRADE AGREEMENTS.
It's now up to the United States Senate and President Obama to determine whether the U.S. repeals its country of origin labeling law, known as COOL. As of now, it doesn't like either will ride to the rescue of the consumer-friendly law.
The House this week voted 300 to 131 to repeal the law that is the focus of an international trade controversy.
The law was part of the 2002 Farm Bill and was expanded to include some non-meat food products in 2008. It requires labels to tell consumers where beef, pork, fish, lamb and chicken came from.
Canada and Mexico objected, saying the U.S. law violates international trade agreements. Their appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) was upheld, allowing the two countries to impose retaliatory sanctions on U.S. exports if the law remained in place.
Swift reaction
The reaction on Capitol Hill was swift and fairly uniform across party lines. The threat of potential trade retaliation prompted the House Agriculture Committee to vote to repeal COOL within days of the WTO decision.
The Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act, which repeals COOL, passed the full House with the backing of House Agriculture Committee Chairman Rep. Michael Conaway (R-TX), who called the repeal a common sense measure.
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FUCK NAFTA. FUCK WTO. FUCK TAA. FUCK ALL TRADE AGREEMENTS.
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This is criminal negligence. If Japanese food isn't being tested it means that our
Baitball Blogger
Jun 2015
#1
"...radiation levels have returned to normal...." Who says? Wouldn't our main imports be aquatic?
WinkyDink
Jun 2015
#47
There are all sorts of organizations and individuals monitoring radiation levels
Art_from_Ark
Jun 2015
#49
Isn't Japan the country that refused to buy meat from the U.S. because the U.S.
Baitball Blogger
Jun 2015
#50
We have seen financial meltdown that wealthy/connected criminals are no longer prosecuted.
Enthusiast
Jun 2015
#40
The only answer you are going to get here is that Hillary merely followed Obama's orders
djean111
Jun 2015
#2
Thanks! My boss called me in the middle of the night when he heard about it on the news -
djean111
Jun 2015
#32
And this folks is what the TPP is all about--------Sovereignty-------the loss of Sovereignty
turbinetree
Jun 2015
#38
No, Gundersen said it would wipe out all life in the Northern hemisphere by now.
jeff47
Jun 2015
#22
Will you research Sanders's position via Facebook, as Rehm researched his citizenship?
jeff47
Jun 2015
#29
Expressing disagreement with Hillary's official deeds and policies and decisions is not a "negative
djean111
Jun 2015
#30
Oh, you mean like eleventy identical OPs about Bernie voting for the MOST REPREHENSIBLE
djean111
Jun 2015
#34
Calling any criticism of HRC's deeds and policies a negative attack is not helping, IMO.
djean111
Jun 2015
#39