The House Agriculture Committee approved a bill on Thursday that would repeal a law requiring country-of-origin labels on meat sold in American grocery stores in favor of voluntary labels.
Food makers and some livestock groups have lobbied for months to repeal the law, which requires the labels to appear on packages of meat, seafood and fresh produce beginning in 2006. Consumer and other grower groups contend the mandatory labels will give shoppers useful information and distinguish U.S.-grown food from competitors in retail stores.
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