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WTO Rules Against Country-of-Origin Labeling on Meat in USA
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled in favor of Canada and Mexico in an ongoing dispute with the United States over country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on meat.
The latest U.S. labeling rules, put into effect in 2013, require…

WTO Attacks Commonsense Country of Origin Labels
The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that mandatory country of origin labels (COOL) rules for meat and poultry that went into effect in 2013 still ran afoul of the global trade rules. The WTO’s compliance panel decided that the goal…

Should Labels Say Meat Was Made In USA?
You've probably seen, but may not have noticed, labels on the meat at your grocery store that say something like "Born, Raised, & Harvested in the U.S.A." or "Born and Raised in Canada, Slaughtered in the U.S."
These country-of-origin…

Butterball to Revive Former Raeford Turkey Plant
Garner-based Butterball LLC will take over a turkey plant formerly occupied by House of Raeford, bringing hundreds of poultry processing jobs back to Hoke County, officials said Thursday.
Butterball plans to hire 367 people at the 200,000-square-foot…

Australians Get Hepatitis “A” From Chinese Berries
Nine Australians have contracted hepatitis A linked with eating contaminated berries from China, with the importer apologizing Tuesday as the food scare spreads.
Manufacturer Patties Foods has recalled four products including the Nanna's…

USDA Pork Inspectors Speak out: “People are going to eat sh*t”
The agency's new inspection model is a threat to food safety, federal whistleblowers allege. [p][/p]
If you preferred not to know what’s in your ham, bacon and Spam before, you’re really not going to want to know now.
The USDA is…

U.S. Pork Plant Program Draws Criticism: Hormel Petition
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Processing lines at some U.S. pork slaughterhouses are moving too fast for inspectors to adequately address contamination and food safety concerns, according to an advocacy group that says it has obtained affidavits from four…

PERDUE First Brand to Verify “Raised in the USA”
PERDUE First Brand to Verify "Raised in the USA"
The PERDUE® brand is now the first brand of chicken with USDA Process Verified Programs assuring consumers that all of its products, and not just those covered by Country of Origin labeling…

Chicken From China Labeled “Made In America”
Yet again another food scandal is among us as the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently agreed to allow four chicken processing plants in China to raise and slaughter their chickens in the U.S., export them to China for processing,…