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Current COOL Rule does Not Meet Congress's Intent
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<blockquote data-quote="Bluestem" data-source="post: 631768" data-attributes="member: 3269"><p>More to this story than meets the eye. Prez trip to Canada may shed more light.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>Industry News - PM </p><p>Vilsack cancels COOL call, plans to issue letter to meat industry</p><p></p><p> </p><p>By Tom Johnston on 2/18/2009</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday called off a scheduled press teleconference on the final rule for mandatory country-of-origin labeling due to a scheduling conflict, but is expected to issue today a letter to the meat industry regarding his views on the subject, a USDA spokesman confirmed to Meatingplace. </p><p></p><p>Media reports quoted participants in a separate conference call Tuesday between Vilsack and consumer groups as saying the secretary expressed his intention to ask the meat industry to voluntarily follow more stringent guidelines under COOL, and that if the industry does not comply, the administration would write new rules. </p><p></p><p>Dave Ray, a spokesman for the American Meat Institute, told Meatingplace that Vilsack met with AMI officials Tuesday morning and informed them the industry could expect a letter detailing his views on COOL. </p><p></p><p>The interim final rule became effective on Sept. 30, 2008. Changes to that rule were incorporated into the final rule, which published in January. </p><p></p><p>"[Vilsack] said USDA will implement the final rule published in January on its planned effective date of March 16, 2009," Ray said in an e-mail, adding, "Yes, [Vilsack] did discuss changes, but that [those] would be sent in writing." </p><p></p><p>Blame Canada? </p><p></p><p>The USDA spokeswoman said the teleconference call scheduled for 10 a.m. EST on Wednedsay was called off due to a scheduling conflict. She declined to comment on whether the change was related to comments Canadian officials made Tuesday indicating Canada would resubmit a World Trade Organization complaint against U.S. COOL laws if the Obama administration decided to change them. </p><p></p><p>Canada withdrew its WTO complaint lodged against the interim rules after the Bush administration offered more flexibility in the final rules. The Obama camp put a hold on and is reviewing all new or pending legislation passed by the preceding administration. (See COOL, other laws on hold for Obama review, Meatingplace, Jan. 22, 2009.) </p><p></p><p>Obama is slated to travel to Ottawa on Thursday for his first foreign visit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluestem, post: 631768, member: 3269"] More to this story than meets the eye. Prez trip to Canada may shed more light. Industry News - PM Vilsack cancels COOL call, plans to issue letter to meat industry By Tom Johnston on 2/18/2009 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday called off a scheduled press teleconference on the final rule for mandatory country-of-origin labeling due to a scheduling conflict, but is expected to issue today a letter to the meat industry regarding his views on the subject, a USDA spokesman confirmed to Meatingplace. Media reports quoted participants in a separate conference call Tuesday between Vilsack and consumer groups as saying the secretary expressed his intention to ask the meat industry to voluntarily follow more stringent guidelines under COOL, and that if the industry does not comply, the administration would write new rules. Dave Ray, a spokesman for the American Meat Institute, told Meatingplace that Vilsack met with AMI officials Tuesday morning and informed them the industry could expect a letter detailing his views on COOL. The interim final rule became effective on Sept. 30, 2008. Changes to that rule were incorporated into the final rule, which published in January. "[Vilsack] said USDA will implement the final rule published in January on its planned effective date of March 16, 2009," Ray said in an e-mail, adding, "Yes, [Vilsack] did discuss changes, but that [those] would be sent in writing." Blame Canada? The USDA spokeswoman said the teleconference call scheduled for 10 a.m. EST on Wednedsay was called off due to a scheduling conflict. She declined to comment on whether the change was related to comments Canadian officials made Tuesday indicating Canada would resubmit a World Trade Organization complaint against U.S. COOL laws if the Obama administration decided to change them. Canada withdrew its WTO complaint lodged against the interim rules after the Bush administration offered more flexibility in the final rules. The Obama camp put a hold on and is reviewing all new or pending legislation passed by the preceding administration. (See COOL, other laws on hold for Obama review, Meatingplace, Jan. 22, 2009.) Obama is slated to travel to Ottawa on Thursday for his first foreign visit. [/QUOTE]
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