Labeling

In the context of farm produced commodities, both crops and meat animals, what does the term product of the U.S. mean? "Does it mean that everything that was done, with reference that product, was done in the US.  Or does it mean animals born, but raise some place else and processed some place, other than the US." ...

After a Massachusetts granola maker was forced to take “love” off their packaging as an ingredient by the FDA, the National Milk Producers Federation says they need to be equally strict in milk labelling.   President and CEO of NMPF Jim Mulhern says it’s clear the FDA has the time to enforce regulations and that they, “Hope that the agency’s enforcement action against a small New England baker for

Congress passed a federal GMO labeling law earlier this summer, and the USDA is now working on how the rules will be implemented.   Secretary Tom Vilsack said they won’t have everything in place by the time the new President is sworn into office, but they can get some important work done.   “...

Six of America’s brewers, including three of the largest, will start posting nutritional information on all containers for sale by 2020.  Pro Agriculture says three of the bigger brewers involved include Anheuser-Busch, Heineken USA, and Miller-Coors.  The Beer...

Now that the Senate is back in session after a two-week break, will lawmakers address GMO labeling?   The Senate failed to limit debate on a voluntary GMO-labeling bill last month, and supporters are vowing to try again.  The question is this: can middle ground can be found to get farm-state Democrats and state’s-rights Republicans to vote for the bill.  Talks on how ...