Hi Anthony! Great question, sorry for the delay in response, I wanted to make sure I did some research before answering. Country of origin labeling is not required right now by the USDA. It used to be, but there were major problems with it (labeling like you pointed out OR the opposite issue, labeling that didn't make any sense like three countries being listed on a steak package...um how is that possible?) and so it has been voted off the table as of right now. Many producers will voluntarily label their products, which also usually have a farm or ranch name that you can look up. If beef is imported, regardless of how it is labeled, it is inspected twice and the standard for how it was processed needs to either meet the USDA standard or exceed it. The producers I talked too are very interested in Country of Origin labeling but really want to see it changed from how it was in the past to be more accurate and provide a trackable trail from the store back to the ranch it came from. That would be the most helpful for consumers as well. Hopefully, this is something that we can continue to work with the government on and get figured out! I'm sorry this isn't a super great answer to your question, but I hope that provides some clarity. Let me know if you have more questions!

But this information is very helpful, but imported beef is sold as “product of USA “ so the consumer still doesn’t know where their beef comes from??

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