The House late Wednesday voted to repeal meat labeling laws that were widely backed by U.S. consumer groups after Canada and Mexico threatened $3 billion in trade sanctions.
The House voted 300 to 131 to repeal country-of-origin labeling rules on beef, pork and poultry after the World Trade Organization ruled they discriminated against imported meat.
The Senate would still need to approve the repeal. If the laws are not reversed, the United States faces costly retaliation from its closest trading partners. Canada wants to impose just over $2.4 billion in sanctions on U.S. imports, while Mexico is looking for $653 million worth of punitive measures.
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