Source: Lydia Zuraw, FOOD SAFETY NEWS, 1/24/14

As the farm bill conference wears on, various Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) advocates are calling on Congress not to make changes to the rule that would limit source information.

On Wednesday, 96 farm, ranch, consumer, rural, labor and faith-based groups sent a letter to conferees expressing opposition to a recent proposal that the “born, raised and slaughtered” production-step labels be replaced with a “product of USA” and “product of North America” label.