Congress Repeals Meat Labeling Law After Trade Rulings Against It

It’s now harder to find out where your beef or pork was born, raised and slaughtered.

After more than a decade of wrangling, Congress repealed a meat labeling law last month that required retailers to include the animal's country of origin on packages of pork and beef. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

WASHINGTON—It’s now harder to find out where your beef or pork was born, raised, and slaughtered.

After more than a decade of wrangling, Congress repealed a labeling law last month that required retailers to include the animal’s country of origin on packages of red meat. It’s a major victory for the meat industry, which had fought the law in Congress and the courts since the early 2000s.

U.S. exporters can now breathe a sigh of relief.

— Sen. Pat Roberts, chairman, Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee