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Old 01-06-2016, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer View Post
Can anyone explain to me why Congress just voted to allow meat producers to not put information on meat packages telling consumers where the animal was raised and the meat produced. I for one would like to know if the meat I purchase is produced in America or a third world country.
"Lawmakers said they had no choice but to get rid of the labels after the World Trade Organization repeatedly ruled against them. The WTO recently authorized Canada and Mexico, which had challenged the law, to begin more than $1 billion in economic retaliation against the United States"
Consumers won't know meat origin after US ends labeling law | PhillyVoice