Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This law had required retailers to provide country-of-origin labeling for fresh beef, pork, and lamb. The program exempted processed meats. The United States Congress passed an expansion of the COOL requirements on September 29, 2008, to include more food items such as fresh fruits, nuts and vegetables.
The USDA grading system uses eight different grades to represent various levels of marbling in beef: Prime, Choice, Select, Standard, Commercial, Utility, Cutter, and Canner. The grades are based on two main criteria: the degree of marbling ( intramuscular fat ) in the beef, and the maturity (estimated age of the animal at slaughter ).
Inspected beef carcasses tagged by the USDA. Beef grading in the United States is performed by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural and Marketing Service. [3] There are eight beef quality grades, with U.S. Prime being the highest grade and U.S. Canner being the lowest grade. Beef grading is a complex process.
The USDA also announced $9.5 million in grants for 42 projects expanding small-scale local meat processing capacity. The labeling rule and the processing funds are part of a broader suite of USDA ...
The FSIS's parent organization, the U.S. Department of Agriculture was founded in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln. [14] Harvey W. Wiley, M.D, who was appointed to the position of chief chemist at the USDA in 1883 devoted his career to the struggle against foodborne illnesses, by among other things campaigning for the Pure Food and Drug Act. [15]
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
The USDA defines “natural” beef as minimally-processed beef without additives. Natural beef producers may choose not to use antibiotics or growth-promoting hormones, but there is no third-party verification system required by the USDA. Beef from feedlots can be labeled natural, according to the USDA’s definition.
Senate File 2391, dubbed the "meat integrity act" by its backers, Republican lawmakers have touted it as a way to protect Iowa-based products from what they say is unfair competition, while ...