Look for more information on food packaging
Country-of-origin labels required by Sept. 30 for beef, chicken, fresh produce, frozen fruits and vegetables and other products; restaurants exempt. In hint on price shoppers may pay, retailers' costs about 7 cents a pound for beef and 4 cents a pound for pork. Ground meat labels must list all countries of origin or list of all reasonably possible countries of origin (click 'See also').
Mcclatchy-Tribune; The Houston Chronicle 2008-08-01
Categories: Food Safety, HEALTH & NUTRITION
Index: Barry Bedwell, beef, California Grape and Tree Fruit League, chicken, country of origin labeling, Docket No. AMS-LS-07-0081, Erin Morris, Federal Register, food-borne illness, ginseng, goat meat, lamb, macadamia nuts, Paula J. Quell, peanuts, pecans, pork, salmonella, USDA, Vol. 73, No. 149