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WTO Will Rule on COOL Complaints

Officials a the World Trade Organization report that they will create a dispute settlement panel to review challenges presented by Canada and Mexico in regard the United States' country-of-origin labeling law on meat and other food products.

The panel will serve as a legal review body for international trade. The WTO panel will determine whether COOL rules comply with U.S. WTO trade obligations. The panel is expected to issue its report next summer or early fall.

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