Friday, April 4, 2008

Outrage hits 'naturally raised' USDA meat labeling plan

Meat that's labeled "naturally raised" could be coming to supermarkets alongside "natural" meat.

The U.S. Agriculture Department already allows meat to be called "natural" so long as it's minimally processed and doesn't contain artificial ingredients.

Now, the Agriculture Department is proposing to let packers label beef, pork or lamb as "naturally raised," so long as the livestock were never given antibiotics or synthetic hormones or fed any animal by-products. USDA officials say the new labeling would give shoppers more choices in the meat case.

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