Issues: Country of Origin Labeling
On August 1, 2008, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued an interim final rule for mandatory country of origin labeling, the implementation date for which remains September 30, 2008. USDA sought industry comment on the COOL IFR, and PMA submitted comments on September 17, 2008.
To help its members better understand the COOL interim final rule, PMA has prepared an analysis of the regulation. It is provided in both HTML and PDF formats below.
PMA Member Country of Origin Labeling Resources
In addition, all of the questions and answers from the August 6 PMA and Western Growers free Webinar on the COOL IFR are available below. The Webinar recording and Powerpoint presentation is also provided.
- New! COOL Regulations Are Here: We'll Get You Ready - August 6, 2008 (Recorded Webinar)
- COOL Webinar Q&A: Cut, Blended, Processed, Mixed, Commingled Product Scenarios
- COOL Webinar Q&A: Supplier-level COOL Packaging/Labeling Scenarios
- COOL Webinar Q&A: Retail-level COOL Packaging/Labeling Scenarios
- COOL Webinar Q&A: Recordkeeping Scenarios
- COOL Webinar Q&A: Fruit Baskets, Nuts, Dried Fruits and Vegetables, Floral products, Herbs, Frozen Fruits and Vegetables
Industry Country of Origin Labeling Resources
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