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Colorado to vote on country of origin signage at grocers
A cattle group is applauding the state of Colorado’s legislature for considering its own country of origin labeling.
R-CALF CEO Bill Bullard says the Colorado state legislature is scheduled to vote Monday on a state proposal he believes legally goes around a federal repeal of COOL legislation. He says it would require retailers to put a placard next to the beef to denote its origin, it’s domestic or foreign. “As a result of not requiring a label on each individual package, we believe that we overcome the problems that other bills have faced with the Meat Inspection Act, and as a result, the retailers don’t have to put any more markings on the package.
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