Or maybe not. Alas, under current regulations labels on meat are allowed to contain outright lies. "Product of the USA" should mean just that, but when it comes to meat it doesn't. Imported meat can currently be marketed under that label, with no way to discover the actual country of origin.
You can do your part to change this.
Here is a good article.
Here is the petition. It is simple to file a comment, so go for it.
I did.
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And THAT is a scary thing.
Thanks for the link and the opportunity to raise our objections. Greed sure seems to be gaining ground over concern for citizens' well-being.
Linda, it is absolutely outrageous and wrong. I hope enough people comment to get it changed!
Jacqueline, it was bad enough when the UN forced us to abandon mandatory Country of Origin labeling, but this is madness.
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