New Law Requires "Country-of-Origin" Labels on Meat

Date 2008/10/1 23:30:00 | Topic: Whatever!

black angusIf you're a Meatatarian that wants to know exactly where that juicy steak you're grilling came from, you're in luck!

A new law is in effect as of September 30th that requires food manufacturers and grocery stores to label the country of origin of their meat products.

Of course there are some loopholes in the whole system... like what do you do with imported livestock that's been shipped to the US for immediate slaughter? You label it US!

And for some meat, such as hamburger patties, you might see multiple countries listed if the cuts are combined from different countries.

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