The wait is over, and the meat industry anxiously readies itself, as mandatory country of origin labeling takes effect Sept. 30. The devil is always in the detail, and USDA's interim final rule on mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) is no exception. In the week after USDA published the rule on Aug. 1, it rapidly became apparent that despite the rule's 233 pages, several questions of key importance to cattle producers remain unanswered.
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