Pork Council Favors COOL
WASHINGTON - The North Carolina Pork Producers Council Inc., which represents the second largest pork producing state in the nation, has voted to reverse its position and join the Iowa Pork Producers Association in favor of mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) of pork. In addition, Smithfield Foods, one of the nation's largest meat processors, has broken ranks with other processors and now supports COOL.