Missouri 2025 Regular Session

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3	3	SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5
4	4	Whereas, American farmers and ranchers raise the best
5	5	meat in the world; and
6	6	Whereas, Americans should have the right to knowingly
7	7	buy made-in-America products; and
8	8	Whereas, American farmers, ranchers, workers, and
9	9	consumers benefit from transparency on the origins of their
10	10	food; and
11	11	Whereas, consumers have repeatedly and overwhelmingly
12	12	expressed their support for country of origin labeling of
13	13	food products in the United States; and
14	14	Whereas, in 2008, the United States Congress
15	15	overwhelmingly passed mandatory country of origin labeling
16	16	for muscle cuts and ground meat sold at reta il, requiring
17	17	meat produced from imported livestock or imported boxed meat
18	18	to bear a different label from meat produced from United
19	19	States born, raised, and slaughtered livestock; and
20	20	Whereas, trade groups and the organizations
21	21	representing multinational meat packers worked predominantly
22	22	with Canada, as well as Mexico, to bring a World Trade
23	23	Organization case against the United States for the removal
24	24	of the country of origin labeling requirements; and
25	25	Whereas, in 2015, the United States Con gress repealed
26	26	the country of origin labeling law for beef and pork,
27	27	reducing the competitive advantage of products born, raised,
28	28	and slaughtered in the United States; and
29	29	Whereas, the United States has the highest food safety
30	30	standards in the wor ld, while other countries place less
31	31	emphasis on food safety; and
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33	33	Whereas, foreign commodities like beef and pork are
34	34	misleadingly labeled "Product of the USA" if they are
35	35	processed or packed in the United States; and
36	36	Whereas, country of origi n labeling gives producers and
37	37	consumers the ability to distinguish true American products
38	38	from foreign imported meat; and
39	39	Whereas, technological advancements make it possible to
40	40	accurately and efficiently identify the origins of beef and
41	41	pork without costly separation of imported and domestic
42	42	commodities; and
43	43	Whereas, country of origin labeling is good for
44	44	farmers, ranchers, workers, and meat packers because it
45	45	allows them to identify their products as born, raised, and
46	46	slaughtered in the United States; and
47	47	Whereas, the Missouri General Assembly supports
48	48	American products, and consumers deserve the right to know
49	49	the origins of their food:
50	50	Now Therefore Be It Resolved that the members of the
51	51	Missouri Senate, One Hundred Third G eneral Assembly, First
52	52	Regular Session, the House of Representatives concurring
53	53	therein, hereby support the right of consumers to know the
54	54	origins of their food, support the use of country of origin
55	55	labels, and urge the United States Congress to reinst ate
56	56	mandatory country of origin labeling; and
57	57	Be It Further Resolved that the Secretary of the Senate
58	58	be instructed to prepare properly inscribed copies of this
59	59	resolution for each member of Missouri's Congressional
60	60	delegation.