USDA News Releases on Country of Origin Labeling Regulation - Effective April 4, 2005

From: Pamela Tom (pdtom@ucdavis.edu)
Date: Fri Apr 01 2005 - 19:15:02 PST

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    Please note that the U.S. mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)
    regulations go into effect on April 4 for larger retail grocery
    establishments as defined in the rule.  

    Two US Department of Agriculture news releases provide information on:

    1. Notice to the Trade - covers documentation and records that must be
    maintained to substantiate country of origin and method of production
    claims http://www.ams.usda.gov/cool/notice.htm

    2. Notice of effective date, April 4, 2005 - mandatory labeling of fish
    and shellfish covered commodities for country of origin and method of
    production (i.e., wild or farm-raised) will begin in retail food stores on
    April 4, 2005.
    http://www.ams.usda.gov/news/074-05.htm

    The full text of the October 5, 2004 Interim Final Rule which features the
    COOL requirements is on the internet:
    http://www.ams.usda.gov/cool/coolfr.pdf (44 pages)

    Pamela Tom
    University of California, Davis
    Sea Grant Extension Program

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