The Country-of-Origin labeling law

Last year the Congress passed and the courts approved a country-of-origin labeling (COOL) law that told consumers from what country their meat was imported.  This did not sit well with huge meat packers like Tyson, which then went to a tribunal run the the World Trade Organization.

Last year this court, which I had never heard of, ruled that the COOL law was a “technical barrier” to free trade, so the U.S. either had to repeal the law or face billions of dollars in trade sanctions.

Last December Congress and President Obama repealed the law.

I have two thoughts about this.  First, why did I have to read about this in the Hightower Lowdown?  Why wasn’t this covered on the news, or in the Morning Call or Times News.  Why aren’t the presidential candidates discussing this issue instead of attacking Muslims and throwing out insults?

Second, we buy our meats from Mrs. Haydt’s butcher shop on Beltzville Drive in Polk Township.  We know where our beef and pork and chicken come from, no matter what the World Trade Organization says.