U.S. House ag panel repeals labeling rules for beef, pork and poultry

WASHINGTON – New labeling rules that require certain fresh meat products to disclose their country of origin are losing steam in Washington.

The turnabout is being cheered by big agricultural companies like Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. but are a setback for cattle producers and pig farmers who had hoped the new labels would spur a “buy American” movement.

The latest blow against the labeling movement came Wednesday when a U.S. House agriculture panel voted to repeal country-of-origin labeling rules that made beef, pork and chicken producers and processors list where the animals used in their products were born, raised and slaughtered.

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