USDA Updates Requirements for Animal Labelling Guidelines

The United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Safety Inspection Service recently proposed updating their requirements for animal food labels under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, affecting whether meat producers can  label their animals as “grass-fed,” “raised without antibiotics,” and “free-range.”  The Department will require detailed documentation for each claim that appears on a label.  The latest change is an effort to reduce the Department's role in reviewing each proposed label by clarifying label requirements for producers. 

Public comments may be submitted here until December 5, 2016.