Country Of Origin Labeling 'A Good Thing'
US - Last week the U.S. Cattlemen's Association filed comments with the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding mandatory country of origin labeling.
4 September 2007
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"If we can get country of origin done properly and meaningful, I think that's a good thing, especially with this scare going on with our imported food,"
Lee Engelhardt, past president of the Cattle Producers of Washington.
The department's proposed rule would require labeling for beef, lamb, pork, perishable agricultural commodities and peanuts.
The association comments were submitted in response to the department's request for comment prior to the adoption of the final rule.
Congress amended in 2002 the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 by adding a provision for the country of origin labeling to the Farm Bill. In July 2007, Congress again amended the act by adding language regarding different allowable categories for labeling beef product.
The amendment maintains the language of the 2002 Farm Bill with respect to U.S. products, and established a multiple country of origin meat label for product derived from animals not of U.S. origin. The current law amends the act by requiring an imported meat label for product imported into the United States for immediate harvest.
Prior to the association submitting its comments, Moses Lake resident Lee Engelhardt, past president of the Cattle Producers of Washington and a member of the board of directors of the association, spoke with the Columbia Basin Herald regarding country of origin labeling and the Farm Bill.
"If we can get country of origin done properly and meaningful, I think that's a good thing, especially with this scare going on with our imported food," he said.
Source: Columbia Basin Herald
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