U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the USDA will be implementing country-of-origin labeling laws effective March 16. The COOL regulation requires country of origin labeling for numerous food products, including muscle cuts and ground beef (including veal), pork, lamb, goat, and chicken. In a letter to the meat-processing industry, Vilsack brought up areas of the COOL laws that are a concern to him, and he asked for processors to comply with several additional voluntary guidelines.