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USDA to host COOL informational sessions
The US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural
Marketing Service will host three informational sessions about country-of-origin
labelling that will provide detailed information about COOL to growers, packers,
suppliers, handlers, retailers, consumers and other interested
parties.
The sessions will be held at the following locations:
Sept. 26:
College Station, Texas
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT
Texas A&M University
Rudder Tower Complex, Room 601
Oct. 7: Lakeville, Minn.
1:30
p.m. - 4:30 p.m. CT
Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, Minneapolis-Lakeville
Oct. 9: Los Angeles
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. PT
Marriott
Renaissance Montura Hotel Los Angeles Airport
Effective Sept. 30, the
2002 and 2008 farm bills require COOL for all beef, pork, lamb, goat, chicken,
fresh and frozen fruit and vegetable, peanut, pecan, ginseng and macadamia nut
covered commodities sold by designated retailers.
More details about the
sessions, including registration forms and directions, can be found here click
here.
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