Only Meat Raised in US Can Get Product-of-USA Label Under New Rule
- New rule limits label to animals born, raised and killed in US
- Change sought by US cattle ranchers, consumer advocates
A product of the USA label on the wrapping of a piece of beef in Wyanet, Illinois.
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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The Biden administration is moving to stop the food industry from promoting meat from foreign animals as products of the US, closing a labeling loophole that has infuriated domestic ranchers and consumer advocates for years.
The Agriculture Department issued a proposed new regulation on Monday restricting “Product of the USA” labels on meat, poultry and eggs to animals born and raised in the US. Currently, beef and pork that is merely repackaged in the US qualifies for such a label, according to the department.