Topic
Beef labeling
8 published works
Food Safety News
In Congress: Attempt to resurrect MCOOL for beef
By Dan Flynn
At least in part for food safety reasons, consumers prefer to know where their food is coming from. The origin of beef and other meats has eluded American consumers over…
The Daily Intake
USDA Focused on Accurate “Made in the USA” Beef Labeling
In response to industry concerns for mislabeled beef products, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilack recently said that the “Product of the USA” label on meat products should undergo a full-scale…
Food Safety News
It won’t be COOL, but cattlemen say it will improve beef labeling
By Dan Flynn
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) has petitioned USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) for a new labeling scheme for beef products. The petition, assigned to the FSIS Office…
The Daily Intake
Cattlemen Groups Urge USDA to Require Country-of-Origin Labeling for Imported Beef and Pork
As previously covered on this blog, mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) rules for beef products have long been the subject of controversy and challenge, culminating in: (1) a World Trade…
Food Safety News
Wyoming, South Dakota nix country-of-origin-labeling for beef
By Dan Flynn
Mandatory country-of-origin-labeling bills for beef and ground beef made it out of committees in Pierre and Cheyenne, but got no further in the farm and ranch friendly South Dakota and…
The Daily Intake
USDA Beefs Up Product Tracing
USDA issues final rule imposing new recordkeeping requirements on beef producers to improve traceability. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regulates the safety of meat…
Food Safety News
Fall 2013 White House Regulatory Plan Includes Many Food Safety Rules
By Lydia Zuraw
The White House put out its “Current Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions” for Fall 2013 on Nov. 26, and it lists a number of…
Food Safety News
FSIS Extends Comment Period for Tenderized Beef Labeling
By News Desk
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service on Friday quietly extended the comment period for a long-delayed proposal to require labeling for certain tenderized beef products. The…