Items Tagged with 'Product of USA label'

Meat industry stakeholders as well as the governments of Canada and Mexico warned USDA’s proposed “Product of USA" label for meat could have discriminatory market impacts and again put the U.S. at risk of a trade war.

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack does not see USDA’s proposal to clarify a “Product of USA” voluntary label for meat, poultry and eggs as a steppingstone for a return to mandatory country-of-origin labeling. Instead, the nation's top ag official believes the voluntary approach will prevent U.S. agricultural producers from retaliation.

A new USDA proposed rule would change the requirements for the use of a voluntary “Product of USA” or “Made in the USA” label claim, ensuring the claim is only used on meat, poultry and egg products derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered and processed in the United States.