Labeling chicken
by Wally Northway
Published: January 23,2011
Tags: Danny Thornton, Dr. Byron Williams, Mark Leggett, Sen. Thad Cochran, Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Agriculture
A new regulation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture requiring nutrition labels on raw, single-ingredient poultry products has the poultry industry in Mississippi somewhat mystified — and very concerned. Effective Jan. 1, 2012, the USDA will require certain poultry products to provide nutrition information on the package or available at the point-of-purchase. The rule is [...]
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January 26th, 2011 at 2:54 pm
I would actually be more interested in knowing about the hormones and antibiotics that the birds were injected with while they were alive. That would mean much more to me as a consumer.