Due to a scheduling conflict Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack called off a news conference Wednesday morning during which he was expected to announce he would ask the meat industry to voluntarily follow stricter guidelines for new package labels designed to specify a food's country of origin. At least that was what the Secretary told consumer and farm groups and meat industry leaders on Tuesday. The move came as President Barack Obama prepares to visit Canada - a longtime opponent of country of origin labels.
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