Items Tagged with 'MCOOL'

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says she is a “big supporter” of mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL) for U.S. meat products.

Farms appear to be protected from worker deportations – at least for now. But Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins is making it clear she’s still on board with President Donald Trump’s agenda of deporting illegal aliens from the U.S.

Parts of the U.S. beef industry are planning to petition the Trump administration to use a forthcoming review of a North American trade pact to secure a lasting solution to mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL). But the industry remains divided on the issue, and it's not clear the labeling has a significant impact on consumers. 

In this opinion piece, Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., discuss MCOOL and its current state-of-play.