USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has responded to petition sponsors with differing opinions about how lab-grown “meat” and “beef” should be labeled.
The FSIS Office of Policy and Program Development has denied the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association’s petition asking the agency to “limit the definition of “meat” and “beef”
Continue Reading Petition responses point to direction that regulators are going on lab-grown meat labeling
Cattlemen and ranchers have three national organizations vying for their loyalty and support, and they don’t always agree on policy.
That’s apparently going to be true for something as simple as whether the interstate movement of cattle should require the use of radio-frequency ear-tags for traceability purposes. Commonly referred to
Continue Reading National cattlemen’s organizations split on RFID for traceability
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service admitted Thursday it may be misleading consumers about where their meat comes from. The admission came in response to a petition filed by the United States Cattlemen’s Association about accurate labeling.
“After considering the supporting information included in the petition, along with the supporting
Continue Reading USDA admits it may be misleading consumers with ‘Product of USA’ labeling
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
There’s not a fight over space in the meat counter, yet. But you would not know it from two conferences scheduled just after Labor Day.
Ranchers by the hundreds are set to gather Sept. 5-6 at the Big Horn Resort near Billings, MT, for the Cattle Producer’s Forum. The traditional
Continue Reading Beef on the hoof vs. Beef from the lab: Cattle, clean meat strategies on agendas
As the world’s population balloons, agriculture and science have converged to create sustainable, innovative solutions to food production. The fruits of this “Ag Tech” evolution includes groundbreaking technology that has fomented the production of “clean meat” via cellular agriculture as a viable alternative to conventional animal agriculture. Given the novelty
Continue Reading Clean meat staking its claim amid regulatory uncertainty
U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds, R-SD, and Angus King, I-ME, have introduced the New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act. The bipartisan bill would allow meat and poultry products sales across state lines if they have been inspected through state Meat and Poultry Inspection (MPI) programs.
Currently, there are 27
Continue Reading Bill would OK interstate sales of state-inspected meat, poultry
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Services is extending the comment period for a petition submitted by the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) requesting that FSIS exclude so-called lab meat from the definitions of “beef” and “meat.”
“USCA has learned that some major U.S. meatpackers and companies in other countries are
Continue Reading FSIS extends comment period on labeling for ‘lab’ meat
Editor’s note: U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, sent the below letter regarding so-called lab meat and other cell-cultured foods to Gene Dodaro, comptroller general of the United States, on March 28.
Dear Mr. Dodaro:
I am writing to request that GAO investigate what regulatory framework, if any, exists for cell-cultured
Continue Reading U.S. representative wants review of lab meat, cell-cultured food
That petition on the White House’s “We the People” website calling for the United States to ban Brazilian beef was looking for 100,000 signatures. It fell a little short.
In fact it was short by 97,985 signatures and is now locked down.
The Billings, MT-based Rancher-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund or
Continue Reading Brazilian beef ban petition fails to generate much interest
