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Article: Senator vows to pursue labeling of meat sources.(Business)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 30, 1998
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A U.S. senator vowed yesterday to keep pushing his proposal to require country-of-origin labels for beef and lamb sold in stores.
House and Senate members negotiating a compromise 1999 agriculture spending bill dropped Sen. Tim Johnson's Senate-backed meat labeling plan Monday night due to objections from some House members. They agreed, instead, to language calling for a study of the costs and benefits of his proposal.
Mr. Johnson, South Dakota Democrat, told reporters yesterday that he isn't satisfied with a study and may try to attach his legislation to another bill before Congress adjourns for the year.
"This issue will be brought up ...