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USDA’s proposed rule with new regulatory requirements to better align the voluntary “Product of USA” label claim with consumer understanding of what the claim means appears to have collected a lot of support.

The recent March through June public comment period has resulted in 3,358 individual filings with support for…

Continue Reading ‘Made in the USA’ or ‘Product of USA’ favored by the public during comments

It does not look like there is going to be any recall of mislabeled beef, but new studies do mean there is more uncertainty at the meat counter. The study findings, published in Science on April 7, mean a label claim that meat products are “raised without antibiotics” or RWA…
Continue Reading Studies call into question ‘raised without antibiotics’ claims; Whole Foods named