“Consumers have the right to know where their food comes from, full stop.”

Justin Tupper, the president of the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association, regarding the federal decision to release new requirements regarding when meat, poultry or eggs can be labeled “Product of USA.” Currently, policy allows voluntary use of such labels on products from animals that have been imported from a foreign country and slaughtered in the U.S., but also includes meat that’s been imported and repackaged or further processed. (Associated Press — March 6, 2023)