LABELING CATEGORIES
The law expressly establishes four general categories of meat products.
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Product of the
United States - A covered commodity is
eligible for designation as "Product of the
U.S." only if it is derived "exclusively from
an animal that is exclusively born, raised and
slaughtered in the United States."
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| Multiple countries of
origin - A product is
deemed to have multiple countries of origin if
the animal from which it was derived was born
and/or raised in a different country or
countries and then slaughtered in the
U.S. Covered commodities in this category
would have to identify all the relevant
countries. |
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Animals imported
for immediate slaughter -
Covered commodities from
animals raised in another country but
slaughtered in the U.S. would fall into this
category. |
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Imported finished
products to be sold at retail - Meat products imported from
another country would be labeled as a product
of that country.
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