MO farmers, advocates push for mandatory country-of-origin food labels
By: Chrystal Blair A Midwest coalition of consumer, farmer and rural groups, including those in Missouri, is pushing to reinstate mandatory country-of-origin labeling for meat, poultry, seafood, fruits and vegetables, as well as some nuts. Earlier this month, federal lawmakers reintroduced the American Beef Labeling Act to restore such labeling for beef. Noah Earle, a farmer and member of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center, contended claims from the "big four" meat packers, arguing such labeling […]
