Debate over MCOOL returns as U.S. considers Argentinian beef imports

The executive vice president of the Illinois Beef Association says talks of importing Argentinian beef have reignited calls for mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL). Josh St. Peters says it was tried in the 2002 Farm Bill but repealed in 2015. “It didn’t work.”  He says, “It didn’t create any additional sustained value in the marketplace, but […]

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