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Committee approves bill requiring U.S.-origin labeling for beef; agencies warn implementation limits
Summary
Senate File 84, a measure requiring beef that is born, raised, slaughtered and processed in the United States be labeled as a product of the United States, was reported favorably out of the Agriculture Committee after an amendment allowing Wyoming/local labels that meet that test.
Senate File 84, a measure requiring that beef derived from cattle "born, raised, slaughtered and processed in the United States" be labeled as a product of the United States, was reported favorably out of the Agriculture, State & Public Lands & Water Resources Committee after an amendment clarifying that Wyoming-branded or "local" labels that meet the same U.S.-origin test would qualify.
Senator Steinmetz, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the measure "requires that if it's born, raised, slaughtered and processed in the United States shall clearly be labeled as a product of the United States of America." She said the statute is intended to provide a market advantage and informational clarity for consumers and producers and noted that federal country-of-origin…
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