In a 9-2 decision this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia upheld USDA's rule for mandatory country-of-origin-labeling (COOL) for meat and meat products. The plaintiffs alleged that USDA's final rule violates the Constitution. Court Upholds COOL This week the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia upheld USDA's rule for mandatory country-of-origin-labeling (COOL) for meat and meat products. The 9-2 decision supports an earlier appellate court ruling made in March. The full appellate panel heard the case as part of an en banc decision after the three-judge appeals panel ruled against the industry, but suggested that the full court may want to review its decision. Judge Stephen Williams filed the opinion o...

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