USDA Monday likely delighted consumers and cattlemen alike with the release of a proposed rule with new regulatory requirements to better align the voluntary “Product of USA” label claim with consumer understanding of what that claim means.
The proposed rule allows the voluntary “Product of USA” or “Made in the
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A group of cattle ranchers is pushing hard for reforms on country-of-origin-labeling, known as COOL, and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says he is already working on the situation.
R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America is out with a new poll of voters that the group says shows “overwhelming” support for
Continue Reading USDA secretary says he is working on ‘made in the USA’ labeling for beef; cattlemen want faster action
Imperfect as it is, “Product of the U.S.A.” labeling is good enough for government work, according to a 2-to-1 ruling by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.
On appeal was the dismissal of a 2020 case brought by New Mexico cattle ranchers Robin Thornton and Michael Lucero. They
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A 60-day comment period for the Federal Trade Commission’s “Made in the USA” label ended Monday with 838 submissions that favor a crack-down on unqualified U.S-origins claims on product labels.
And the No. 1 maker of those unqualified claims was named in many of the comments — Secretary of Agriculture
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Better beef labeling may not be imminent, but it may be bubbling to the top again.
This week brought a new round of proposals designed to spur discussion on the topic, including reviving a more meaningful country of origin labeling for beef.
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) currently
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An orthopedic surgeon from Kalispell wants to stretch Montana’s law to mandate country of origin signs at stores selling products from livestock and poultry “born and raised” in the United States. He also wants to restrict language regarding “cell-cultured edible products.”
The Montana Senate Agriculture Committee is scheduled to hear
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Beef products should be labeled as “Made in the USA,” or “Product of the USA” or “USA beef” only if they come from cattle born, raised and harvested in the United States, according to the majority of comments on a petition.
Most of the nearly 1,900 people and organizations who’ve
Continue Reading Consumer food safety concerns cited as reason for Made in USA beef labeling
Country of origin labeling for meat once involved lofty policy debates in Congress and international bodies like the World Trade Organization.
Now two influential groups have decided it would help domestic producers and consumers alike if USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) would change its policies. The Lincoln, NE-based
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Those independent cattle ranchers who mostly hold up in Billings, MT, won’t back down when it comes to country of origin labeling (COOL), which is also favored by many food safety advocates. A federal judge in Spokane just declined to bring back COOL for beef and pork, but the ranchers
Continue Reading After court loss: Cattlemen want Trump to make COOL part of the deal
At least 30 states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, are already open for new legislative business. Most others will join the legislative season by next month.
They are essential to food safety if for no other reason than state legislatures provide all or partial funding for many
Continue Reading State legislative season underway with food bills on the table
