What was the deal with Not using labels for where the food came from? Why didn't that pass?
On May 13, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, more commonly known as the 2002 Farm Bill. One of its many initiatives requires country of origin labeling for beef, lamb, pork, fish, perishable agricultural commodities and peanuts. On January 27, 2004, President Bush signed Public Law 108-199 which delays the implementation of mandatory COOL for all covered commodities except wild and farm-raised fish and shellfish until September 30, 2006. As described in the legislation, program implementation is the responsibility of USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.
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The 2002 farm bill included a provision for mandatory COOL to go into effect Sept. 30, 2004. Congress delayed it until Sept. 30, 2006 on all products except seafood.