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Beverage Company Earns Product of USA CERTIFIED Seal on Apple Cider

Beverage Company Earns Product of USA CERTIFIED Seal on Apple Cider

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Beverage Company Earns “Product of USA CERTIFIED” Seal on Apple CiderCERTIFIED, Inc. (madeinusa.net), the nation’s leading independent, non-governmental organization (NGO) certification company for Country of Origin claims, reported today that ZEIGLER’S has earned a Product of USA CERTIFIEDTM Seal for its natural Apple Cider, the first such cider to qualify after a detailed supply chain audit that documents all components and processes. Such certification will reinforce to consumers the quality of ZEIGLER’S Apple Cider. Read more

House Votes to Repeal Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) for Meat

House Votes to Repeal Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) for Meat

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The House of Representatives has voted to repeal country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef, pork, and chicken. Read more

National Pork Producers Council on COOL Law: U.S. Must Avoid Retaliation

National Pork Producers Council on COOL Law: U.S. Must Avoid Retaliation

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In congressional testimony Thursday, the National Pork Producers Council said the United States must address its mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) law to avoid trade retaliation from Canada and Mexico.

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WTO Rules Against Country-of-Origin Labeling on Meat in USA

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WTO Rules Against Country-of-Origin Labeling on Meat in U.S.

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. Read more

WTO Attacks Commonsense Country of Origin Labels

WTO Attacks Commonsense Country of Origin Labels

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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 of country of origin labels was not trade illegal, but it narrowly found that the implementation of the COOL rules discouraged livestock imports from Canada and Mexico.

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Should Labels Say Meat Was Made In USA?

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Should Labels Say Meat Was Made In USA? Ranchers, Meatpackers Disagree

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.”

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USDA Pork Inspectors Speak out: “People are going to eat sh*t”

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USDA Pork Industry

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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 piloting a new pork inspection program that features sped-up lines and a reduction in government inspectors — and its own inspectors are now speaking out publicly in condemnation of it. Read more

U.S. Pork Plant Program Draws Criticism: Hormel Petition

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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 government meat inspectors. Read more

PERDUE First Brand to Verify “Raised in the USA”

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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 regulations, are made exclusively with U.S.-raised chicken. This includes a new “Raised Cage-Free in the USA” verification appearing on PERDUE further-processed items, providing consumers added assurance the products were “Made with Chicken Raised in the USA.” Read more

Chicken From China Labeled “Made In America”

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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, and them ship them back to the U.S. These chickens will then be sold on every grocery store shelf in the United States with no country of origin labeling. What’s worse is that U.S. inspectors will not be on site at the processing plants in China before the processed chicken will be shipped to the U.S.  Again, chicken from China labeled “Made In America”?

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