Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) is a consumer labelling law that requires retailers to identify the country of origin on certain foods referred to as covered commodities. A CoOL is the made-in image or nationality bias that may adopt unique local terms such as terroir used to describe wine appellations based on the specific region where grapes are grown, and wine manufactured.
Reference Definition by OECD: Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) refers to the 2002 United States Farm Act which requires that by September 30, 2004, United States Department of Agriculture will implement a mandatory regulation for country-of-origin labelling.
Related Definitions in the Project: The Procurement
