US Congress will not now make a final decision until January about whether to delay a law that would make country-of-origin labels mandatory on beef, pork and mutton sold in US grocery stores.
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Country-of-origin labels will be required by law after 30 September 2004 for meat, seafood, fruits, vegetables and peanuts.
However, there have been many objections to the rules, particularly regarding red meat labels, and Senior Republicans on the House and Senate Appropriations committees have proposed a delay to the implementation of mandatory labels for meat for two years, reported Reuters.
The House is expected to vote early next month on a spending bill that would include the delay, but the Senate is not expected to vote until January, according to Democratic Leader Tom Daschle.
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