Canada to Retaliate Against U.S. Beef Industry in Labeling Spat
- Government also considers tax on U.S. pasta, wine, furniture
- U.S. cattlemen say lost sales would cost them 10 cents a pound
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Canada is prepared to impose retaliatory tariffs against U.S. beef imports after the World Trade Organization sided with Canada and Mexico in a trade battle over meat-labeling rules.
The WTO decision Monday is the latest development in a dispute over U.S. mandates that food contain country-of-origin labels, a measure known by the acronym COOL. The dispute-settlement arm of the Geneva-based trade organization didn’t grant Canada and Mexico the full sum of tariffs the countries had sought, saying export losses to date were less than claimed.