Country of Origin Labeling

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Robertson, Robert E.	Beef and Lamb: Implications of Labeling by Country of Origin U.S. General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives. This report discusses the economic costs and benefits of labeling beef and lamb by country of origin, and includes import data for these commodities. (more) Publication Month: January 2000	Jul 31, 2002
	Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Country of Origin Labeling This page links to federal register documents, news releases, portions of the 2002 Farm Bill, and other resources related to country of origin labeling. (more)	Jan 7, 2004
	U.S. General Accounting Office	Country-of-Origin Labeling: Opportunities for USDA and Industry to Implement Challenging Aspects of the New Law Report on existing country-of-origin labeling programs, the country-of-origin labeling practices of major U.S. trading partners, and the reasonableness of the assumptions and methodologies used by the USDA in estimating the first year record-keeping costs associated with the voluntary country-of-origin labeling program. Appendices include "Scope and Methodology," "State Programs that Require Country-of-Origin Identification at Retail for Foods Covered by the New U.S. Labeling Law," "Federal Programs that Require Origin Information," "U.S. Trading Partner Countries Surveyed and Their Country-of-Origin Requirements for Certain Foods," and "GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments". (more) Publication Month: August 2003	Sep 22, 2003
	Krissoff, Barry; Kuchler, Fred; Nelson, Kenneth; Perry, Janet; Somwaru, Agapi	Country-of-Origin Labeling: Theory and Observation This report examines the economics behind the differing claims regarding the effects of mandatory country-of-origin labeling. (more) Publication Month: January 2004	Feb 4, 2004
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Food Labelling This site provides access to EU legislation related to food labeling, including such topics as the labeling of quinine, caffeine, beef, and GMOs. (more)	Mar 23, 2005
	Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Lamb, Pork, Fish, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, and Peanuts; Proposed Rule This proposed rule gives definitions, requirements for consumer notification and product marking, and recordkeeping responsibilities of retailers and suppliers with respect to country of origin labeling of muscle cuts of beef, lamb, and pork, ground beef, ground lamb, and ground pork, farm-raised and wild fish and shellfish, fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, and peanuts. Includes discussion of the economic analysis, alternative approaches, costs and benefits, and related considerations. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, October 30, 2003	Nov 5, 2003
	Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Fish and Shellfish; Interim Rule Interim final rule regarding definitions, requirements for consumer notification and product marketing, and recordkeeping responsibilities of retailers and suppliers for the mandatory country of origin labeling for wild and farm-raised fish and shellfish. Includes background information, questions and answers about the interim final rule, comments on the proposed rule and responses to the comments, the interim final regulatory impact analysis (including analysis of benefits and costs), and more. See AMS's Country of Origin Labeling page at http://www.ams.usda.gov/COOL/ for fact sheets on this interim final rule. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2004	Oct 7, 2004

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