the USDA "had an opportunity to fix the false advertising problem pervasive in the meat aisle" with new guidelines around animal welfare claims on packaging labels. But, Vox found, the "new ...

“The most basic labeling system for commodity products, though, is the Uniform Retail Meat Identity Standards.” Commodity markers – usually accompanied by a barcode and scale label – allow ...

They do not, for example, require poultry product labels displaying the phrases “free range ... In the meantime, buyers should carefully scrutinize the claims on meat and poultry packaging, and avoid ...

Country-of-origin labeling has long been a priority of groups representing farmers and ranchers, but meat companies have ...

“Using voluntary terms on labels doesn’t add much to the cost ... use general phrases like this on some poultry and meat packaging, but they don’t have any legal definition.

(South Dakota Broadcasters Association) — South Dakota lawmakers, so far, agree with the state’s Department of Agricultural and Natural Resources that “meat” not originating from animals should be ...