"I still believe that the American consumer has a right to know the country of origin of the meat they are purchasing. The Department of Agriculture is moving forward, but they still aren't indicating much willingness to make Country of Origin Labeling happen. The Department shows lower cost estimates than had been originally published. I believe the cost is still over-inflated due to USDA's reliance on self-serving industry-information. The important point though is that the process is moving forward. We no longer have to speculate what the proposed rule will entail. Now we enter a 60 day comment period and will try to give USDA guidance how to improve the rule."