The claim that the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership will not trump environmental and public health policies has been debunked on Tuesday. This was after Congress killed the popular country-of-origin label law. The provision, which is tucked inside the omnibus budget agreement, repeals laws that require labels for certain packaged meats.
Congress has been successful in revoking the mandate just a week after the WTO ruling that the United States can be made to pay $1 billion annually to its partners in NAFTA. The argument made is that the law had accorded unfavorable treatment to both Mexican and Canadian livestock. This goes against statements made by President Obama, who declared that ‘no trade agreement is going to force us to change our laws.”
