Product of USA Labeling Gains Traction

An article on DTN/Progressive Farmer

The Product of USA voluntary label is gaining momentum, with 10 meat and poultry companies adding it to their products in the past week.

Upper Iowa Beef General Manager Ed Greiman told DTN it took a little time to get approval from USDA to make a change in their current label. The regional beef plant, located in Lime Springs, Iowa, is one of the group of companies adopting the source label. This will help consumers identify products that are born, raised, harvested and processed in the United States.

"It wasn't a hard process; we waited about a month for approval, and now it's on our boxes," Greiman said. "We also have each producer bringing cattle to us sign an affidavit about the source of the cattle. It's not required by USDA, but we like to have the proof."

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