P. Scott Shearer, Vice President

April 4, 2014

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Appeals Court Upholds Denial of COOL Injunction Request

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the lower court’s denial of a preliminary injunction of USDA’s country-of-origin labeling (COOL) program.

The request by the meat and livestock industries’ for an injunction would have stopped implementation of the rule. 

The American Meat Institute (AMI) said, “We disagree strongly with the court’s decision and believe that the rule will continue to harm livestock producers and the industry with little benefit to consumers.” 

The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) is a strong supporter of the COOL program, and they said, “The plaintiffs in this case, who seek to deny U.S. cattle producers the right to label their product and to deny consumers their right to enhanced labeling information, now have the opportunity to ask that their appeal be heard by the full Court of Appeals. If plaintiffs do seek rehearing by the full court, USCA will continue to defend the revised regulations before the Court.” 

 

About the Author(s)

P. Scott Shearer

Vice President, Bockorny Group, Inc.

Scott Shearer is vice president of the Bockorny Group Inc., a leading bipartisan government affairs consulting firm in Washington, D.C. With more than 30 years experience in government and corporate relations in state and national arenas, he is recognized as a leader in agricultural trade issues, having served as co-chairman of the Agricultural Coalition for U.S.-China Trade and co-chairman of the Agricultural Coalition for Trade Promotion Authority. Scott was instrumental in the passage of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations and TPA. He is past chairman of the USDA-USTR Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Animals and Animal Products and was a member of the USAID Food Security Advisory Committee. Prior to joining the Bockorny Group, Scott served as director of national relations for Farmland Industries Inc., as well as USDA’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs (1993-96), serving as liaison for the Secretary of Agriculture and the USDA to Congress.

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