Farm, consumer groups ask USDA to reinstate ‘grass-fed beef’ label

Two months after USDA terminated a voluntary program for labeling grass-fed beef, nine farm and consumer groups asked the department to spell out the conditions for using the term. In a letter, the groups said USDA “must seize the opportunity and resist calls to cheapen” the label. The now-defunct standard said 99 percent of feed… » Read More

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