Montana Country of Origin Labeling discussed at MCA meeting

Press release

The Montana Cattlemen’s Association hosted a discussion on Montana Country of Origin Labeling at its annual meeting Dec. 8 in Lewistown Montana.

MCA Vice President Wally Congdon moderated the panel and said MCA shall be advocating for the passage of MT-COOL.

He said MT-COOL was first adopted in 2005 but that bill had a sunset clause for when a National COOL was adopted, which happened in 2008. However, Congress rescinded COOL in 2015, leaving Montana without a labeling law.

Consumers and cattle producers overwhelmingly support COOL, a release about the meeting said, so...