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Mexico Halts Shipments From Top US Meat Plants

Move is seen as retaliation for country-of-origin labeling initiative

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 26, 2008 5:10 PM CST
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(Newser) – Mexico has temporarily banned meat from 30 US plants run by some of the largest American meat companies, Reuters reports. The Mexican government says violations in standards of packaging, labeling, and transport conditions occasioned the ban, but many US analysts suspect Mexico is registering its dissatisfaction with an American law that could hurt sales of meat originating in Mexico.

Mexico said that if changes were made, the affected plants could be re-listed next week. Under the Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) law, meat for sale in US supermarkets must bear a sticker stating the country the animals were raised in. The governments of Mexico and Canada have objected to the law, fearing irrational discrimination against meat raised outside the US.

New York strip steaks fill the meat cases at Jack and Pat's Old Fashioned Butcher Shop, Oct. 16, 2008, in Chicago Ridge, Ill.
New York strip steaks fill the meat cases at Jack and Pat's Old Fashioned Butcher Shop, Oct. 16, 2008, in Chicago Ridge, Ill.   (AP Photo)
A Jordanian Boy, seen selling chickens, in a street in Amman, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008.
A Jordanian Boy, seen selling chickens, in a street in Amman, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Mohammad abu Ghosh)
Various pork cuts are displayed at Save More Meats in Pacifica, Calif., May 5, 2008.
Various pork cuts are displayed at Save More Meats in Pacifica, Calif., May 5, 2008.   (AP Photo)
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It appears they are using this to send a signal to our government that they don't like COOL.
- Don Roose, analyst at US Commodities

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Zebraone
Dec 29, 2008 8:36 PM CST
Nah!~~~ The beaners are in a panic since the flood of $'s has slowed to a trickle since most of the border jumpers are going back to their own country!~~~ COO law is the best thing that's happened in this country since they started exporting jobs to the greasers!~~~.!!!``` Now the best jobs are to be had are killing each other for a place on the cocane gravy train!!!
Shannonals
Dec 27, 2008 3:12 AM CST
Sounds like Mexico is lloking to raise the import tarriffs

Mexico warned US meat plants of violations earlier this year
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