Perdue Farms Petitions USDA to Separately Define “Free-Range," “Pasture-Raised” Poultry Label Claims
This month, Perdue Farms submitted a petition to the USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) to modify the definition of “free-range” poultry and to separately define “pasture-raised” poultry, in an effort to resolve consumer confusion between the two terms.
Through this petition, Perdue requested that the federal agency:
- Amend labeling compliance regulations under the Poultry Products Inspection Act to remove “pasture-raised” from “free-range” synonymous language
- Separately and clearly define “pasture-raised” claims for meat and poultry products to include that...
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