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Canada threatens US with retaliation over meat-labeling mandate

Canada threatens US with retaliation over meat-labeling mandate A newly unveiled agriculture bill in the United States is drawing heavy fire from Canada, which is threatening retaliatory action if the law’s country-of-origin labeling mandate earns enough support to go into effect. On Monday, congressional lawmakers announced they had secured an  agreement on a five-year farm bill that would leave in place  rules requiring meat sold in US markets to detail its country of  origin. According to the Canadian press, this requirement — which forces  US companies to sort and label foreign meat exports differently  than domestic products — costs Canada’s… View Article