“Product of USA” meat label proposed by Biden administration
Meat, poultry, or eggs labelled as a U.S. product must come from animals raised and slaughtered within the country under a rule proposed by the Biden administration on Monday, in a victory for U.S. ranchers who had lobbied for the change
by Leah Douglas – Reuters
Existing rules for the label permit its use for meat derived from animals that were born and raised abroad and only processed in the United States, which the nation’s farmers and ranchers had argued disadvantaged domestic producers.
The administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) pledged to review the “Product of USA” and “Made in the USA” label standards for meat early last year as part of a broader strategy to encourage competition in the economy as a whole and in the highly consolidated meat sector.
“U.S. meat labeling has been contentious for years, but the World Trade Organization blocked implementation in 2015 after Canada and Mexico argued it would damage trade relations”
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