A new multistep effort will raise the bar on labeling guidelines for producers' claims about how animals were raised, the USDA says.
Various meats are seen at Lincoln Market, June 12, 2023 in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.The seal of approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on meat and poultry you see at the grocery store may soon carry more weight thanks to an update toannounced
Terms that appear on labels such as "grass-fed" and "free-range," which are voluntary marketing claims, must now be approved by the Food Safety and Inspection Service before being put on a label. He added that the USDA is taking the new steps "to ensure the integrity of animal-raising claims and level the playing field for producers who are truthfully using these claims, which we know consumers value and rely on to guide their meat and poultry purchasing decisions."
In partnership with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, the Food Safety and Inspection Service will start "a sampling project to assess antibiotic residues in cattle destined for the 'raised without antibiotics' market," to help inform whether FSIS should require that laboratory testing results be submitted for that claim or start a new verification sampling program.
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