date:Jul 29, 2015
Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) and John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) last week introduced legislation that would modify a country of origin labeling program for meats.
The rule, adopted by USDAs Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requires certain meats specify the country where an animal was raised, born and slaughtered. It also prohibits comingling of meat cuts, which means that meats deriving from different countries cannot be combined, according to a 2013 lawsuit.
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