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False Labeling in Meat Products

False Labeling in Meat Products. AnS 460 Extra Credit Alyssa Fitzpatrick. False labeling found on samples 105 samples collected from numerous places 50 samples failed to meet legal composition & labeling requirements Contained undeclared chicken, beef, lamb, or turkey.

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False Labeling in Meat Products

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  1. False Labeling in Meat Products AnS 460 Extra Credit Alyssa Fitzpatrick

  2. False labeling found on samples • 105 samples collected from numerous places • 50 samples failed to meet legal composition & labeling requirements • Contained undeclared chicken, beef, lamb, or turkey Meat product samples contained DNA of wrong animals March 18, 2014 Leicester, England

  3. Happened before in West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, & West Sussex • Falsely labeled horse meat in 2013 • Poor processed meat security & EU laws False labeling in Europe

  4. Takashimaya Department Store • Menu items & food products falsely labeled for the past 9 years • Black tiger shrimp was the main item • Japanese Agricultural Standards Law False Labeling in Japan

  5. Tightly regulated by FDA & USDA • Food Standards & Labeling Policy Handbook: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/larc/Policies/Labeling_Policy_Book_082005.pdf • Specific requirements for each meat product • Must have approval from FSIS • Must have labeling records • Must be accurately named • Must have ingredients and nutrition facts Labeling Requirements in the US

  6. Lawrence, Felicity. "Fake-food Scandal Revealed as Tests Show Third of Products Mislabelled." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 08 Feb. 2014. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/07/fake-food-scandal-revealed-tests-products-mislabelled>. • Lawrence, Felicity. "Half of Meat Product Samples Contained DNA of Wrong Animals, Council Finds." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 19 Mar. 2014. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/18/half-meat-products-contained-dna-wrong-animals-council-survey>. • "Meat Products Have Been Falsely Labeled, EU Health Chief Says." Fox News. FOX News Network, 13 Feb. 2013. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/02/13/meat-products-have-been-falsely-labeled-eu-health-chief-says/>. • "Takashimaya Admits to False Labeling of Menu Items, Food Products." AJW by The Asahi Shimbun. N.p., 5 Nov. 2013. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201311050079>. • USDA. "FSIS." Labeling Procedures. N.p., 12 Mar. 2014. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulatory-compliance/labeling/labeling-procedures>. Sources

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