Reinstating labeling would cost beef and pork supply chain US$ 1 billion

A new economic analysis commissioned by the Meat Institute finds that reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef and pork would cost the US supply chain US$ 1.02 billion in the first year, reaching US$ 10.1 billion over a decade. Compliance costs, covering tracking, recordkeeping, product segregation and labeling, would fall primarily on packers, processors and retailers, but would largely be passed through to consumers in the form of higher food prices.