The United States has appealed a World Trade organization ruling Friday against its Country of Origin Labeling law. The ruling, issued last year, stated that the COOL requirements discriminated against livestock from Canada and Mexico, reports Dow Jones news.
The U.S. will defend the design of its so-called COOL labeling requirements for beef and pork, said Andrea Mead, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Trade Representative's office. While the world trade body backed the U.S. right to adopt labeling requirements, "we were disappointed that the Panel disagreed with the way that the United States designed its COOL requirements with regard to beef and pork," said Mead.