Monday, March 16, 2009

C.O.O.L is in Effect

The Final Rule is now in effect for muscle cuts of meats, seafood, nuts, ginseng, etc. Remember to review the latest changes, and if you are still having trouble figuring out how to properly label your cases, the USDA has a handy chart.

KSNT is already reporting the negative side effects:

“I happened to notice the Mexico on there and I put it down, I wasn't going to buy it,” customer Janice Cramer said.

The law is designed to give you a better idea of where your food comes from, but Apple Market manager Roger Flenniken says its just caused more confusion.

“Most of the beef in the is raised, fed and slaughtered here in the United States even though some of it may be born in a foreign country,” Flenniken said.

The Kansas Livestock Association is warning of new prices to go along with those new labels. They say now processors have to keep records of every place animal parts have been, which can be costly.