New 2008 Country of Origin Labeling


Date Type Author Title
February 20, 2009 Letter to Industry Secretary Vilsack "Letter to Industry on Implementing COOL"
January 2009 Academic Papers Choices Authors "Implementing Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling"
1/12/2009 Final Rule USDA-AMS "Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Pork, Lamb, Chicken, Goat Meat, Wild and Farm-Raised Fish and Shellfish, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, Peanuts, Pecans, Ginseng, and Macadamia Nuts; Final Rule"
12/8/2008 Webinar Mark & Kelsey
Oct. 2008 Brochure American Meat Institute Meat Matters: Country of Origin Labeling on Meat Products
9/9/2008 Webinar Lloyd Day, USDA-AMS Video2008 Country of Origin Labeling Regulation
9/29/2008 Factsheet Lubben & Mark Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling and the Meat Industry
9/26/2008 FAQ USDA-AMS Country of Origin Labeling Frequently Asked Questions
9/24/2008 Webinar Steve Meyer and Derrell Peel Country of Origin Labeling Seminar
9/2008 Factsheet Gunn & Gray Cool Finally Arrives!
9/11/2008 Interview UNL Market Journal AMS-USDA Releases Regulations on COOL
9/9/2008 Report CME Group Country of Origin Labeling Requirements and Changes to CME Live Cattle Futures Contracts
9/2008 Affidavit Industry Group Recommended Country of Origin Affidavit/Declaration Statements
9/5/2008 Article Derrell Peel, OSU COOL Record Keeping Requirements for Producers Becoming Clearer
9/5/2008 Slides USDA Country of Origin Labeling
8/28/2008 Factsheet USDA-AMS Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling – Interim Final Rule (Summary of Talking Points)
8/25/2008 Webinar John Lawrence, ISU Beef Center
  Factsheet John Lawrence, ISU Beef Center Iowa Cattle COOL Guidelines and Recommendations
9/22/2008 Factsheet Derrell Peel, OSU Mandatory COOL and Considerations for Producers
9/2008 Slides Derrell Peel, OSU Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
8/7/2008 Factsheet USDA-AMS Livestock Producer Compliance with the COOL Interim Final Rule
8/1/2008 Rule USDA-AMS Interim Final Rule: Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Pork, Lamb, Chicken, Goat Meat, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, Peanuts, Pecans, Ginseng, and Macadamia Nuts
  Website USDA Country of Origin Labeling
7/29/2008 Memo AMI, Mark Dopp Memorandum for AMI General Member Representatives; Board of Directors; Inspection Committee; International Trade Committee; Washington Representatives
5/22/2008 Legislation Congress Sec. 11002 Country of Origin Labeling

COOL Information Prior to 2004


Date Type Author Title
  Website Americian Meat Institute Country of Origin Labeling
  Website Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA USDA Country of Origin Labeling Website
  Website Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA USDA's Examples of Records For COOL Verification
May, 2003 FAQ Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA Questions and Answers on Country of Origin Labeling
May, 2003 Website Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA Testimony of COOL Listening Sessions
Jan, 2004 ERS Paper Economic Research Service, USDA Country of Origin Labeling:  Theory & Observation
Oct 30, 2003 Federal Register Notice Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Lamb, Pork, Fish, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, and Peanuts; Proposed Rule
Oct 26, 2003   Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA Proposed Final Rule on Country of Origin Labeling
August, 2003 GAO Report U.S. General Accounting Office Country-Of-Origin Labeling: Opportunities for USDA and Industry to Implement Challenging Aspects of the New Law
Nov 14, 2003 Presentation D. Mark COOL and Traceability
Nov 12, 2003 Cornhusker Economics D. Mark Country of Origin Labeling: An Update
Nov 6, 2003 Presentation D. Mark Potential Economic Impacts From Country of Origin Labeling
Nov 2003 Presentation D. Peel Country of Origin Labeling and the Cattle Industry: An Update
Nov 2003 White Paper D. Peel Mandatory COOL Rules Released: Implications for Cattle Producers
Aug 15, 2003 Presentation D. Mark Pros and Cons Of Country of Origin Labeling Legislation
(Presentation at George Young Swine Health & Management Conference, Lincoln, NE)

July 15, 2003

 Federal Register Notice Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chicago Mercantile Exchange: Proposed Amendments to the Live Cattle Futures Contract Restricting Delivery to Cattle Born and Raised in the United States
July 2, 2003 Letter Safeway, Inc. Letter To Suppliers
June 20, 2003 Market Journal D. Mark Country of Origin Labeling Issues
June, 2003 Staff Paper, Purdue University J. Lusk
J. Anderson		 Modeling the Effects of Country of Origin Labeling on Meat Producers and Consumers
May 23, 2003 Market Journal D. Mark Country of Origin Labeling Law Listening Session In Kearney, NE Reviewed
May 21, 2003 Cornhusker Economics W. Umberger
D. Mark
D. Feuz		 Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling: The Ongoing COOL Debate Continues in Kearney
May 21, 2003 White Paper R. Plain
G. Grimes		 Benefits of COOL to the Cattle Industry
May 16, 2003 Analysis & Comments Paper, LMIC D. Peel A Summary of the Impact of Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) on the Mexican Beef Cattle Industry and U.S./Mexican Cattle and Beef Trade
May 8, 2003 Real Player Presentation Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA AMS-USDA COOL Information & Listening Session Held in Kearney, NE (3hrs, 45min)
May, 2003 White Paper J. VanSickle
R. McEowen
C. Taylor
N. Harl
J. Connor		 Country of Origin Labeling: A Legal and Economic Analysis
April, 2003 Notice Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Admin., USDA The Packer & Stockyards Act and Country of Origin Labeling
April 22, 2003 Congressional Testimony William Hawks, USDA Testimony to Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Marketing, Inspection, & Promotion
April 1, 2003 Meetings Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA Schedule of Informational Sessions on Country of Origin Labeling  Content/Format of AMS Informational Sessions

AMS PowerPoint Presentation
  Website Food Marketing Institute Food Marketing Institute's COOL Website
  Website Farms.com LTD COOL Resources Webpage
April 9, 2003 White Paper K. Grier, D. Kohl Impacts of US  Country of Origin Labeling on US Hog Producers
April, 2003 White Paper Sparks Co.
Cattle Buyers Weekly		 COOL Cost Assessment
April 2, 2003 Cornhusker Economics D. Mark Country of Origin Labeling: It's Time To Start Keeping Records
April, 2003 PowerPoint Presentation D. Mark Country of Origin Labeling - Overview & Livestock Industry Impacts 
March 18, 2003 Question & Answer D. Peel Question & Answers on Country of Origin Labeling
March 13, 2003 Presentation D. Peel Country of Origin Labeling & The Beef Industry
March 2003 Paper Presented At FAMPS W. Umberger
D. Feuz
C. Calkins
B. Sitz		 Country-of-Origin Labeling of Beef Products: U.S. Consumers' Perceptions

Fact Sheet (5/15/2003)
Spring, 2003 Beef Cattle Times, V. 21, N. 2 E. Rawls Concern About COOL
Spring 2003 White Paper D. Hayes
S. Meyer		 Impact of Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling On U.S. Pork Exports
Spring, 2003 Letter IBP, Inc. Letter To Producers
Feb. 11, 2003 Letter Swift & Company Letter To Producers
Dec, 2003 Paper Food Marketing Institute Country of Origin Labeling Program: Legal Requirements and Working with Your Suppliers
Dec., 2002 White Paper K. Grier, L. Martin
H. Mayer		 Country of Origin Labeling: Implications for the Manitoba Hog Industry
August 2002 NebFact NF02-552 D. Mark, D. Feuz Country of Origin Labeling:  What Does It Mean for the Nebraska Meat Industries?
June 21, 2002 ERS Paper K. Nelson
B. Krissoff		 ERS Analysis of Country of Origin Labeling
Jan-Feb., 2002 Agricultural Outlook, ERS E. Golan
K. Nelson
F. Kuchler		 Traceability for Food Marketing & Food Safety: What's the Next Step?
Jan. 4, 2002 ERS Paper in J. of Consumer Policy E. Golan
et al.		 The Economics of Food Labeling
Feb. 21, 2001 ERS Paper E. Golan Information Policy: Labeling Policy
April 16, 1999 Briefing Paper G. Brester
V. Smith		 Country of Origin Labeling and the U.S. Beef Industry: Potential Economic Benefits and Costs