Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling: The Ongoing COOL Debate Continues in Kearney

Authors

Wendy Umberger, Colorado State UniversityFollow
Darrell R. Mark, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Dillon Feuz, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff NEFollow

Date of this Version

May 2003

Comments

Published in Cornhusker Economics, 05/21/2003. Produced by the Cooperative Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
http://www.agecon.unl.edu/Cornhuskereconomics.html

Abstract

The ongoing debate over mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) continues, despite COOL being passed as part of the 2002 Farm Bill and plans for it to become a mandatory program on September 30, 2004. As the discussion surrounding COOL intensifies, it is clear that there is still much contention regarding implementation of the mandatory COOL provisions.