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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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False Labeling in False Labeling in Meat ProductsMeat Products
AnS 460 Extra Credit Alyssa Fitzpatrick
Meat product samples contained DNA Meat product samples contained DNA of wrong animals of wrong animals
March 18, 2014 March 18, 2014 Leicester, EnglandLeicester, England
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
False labeling in EuropeFalse labeling in Europe
Happened before in West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, & West Sussex
Falsely labeled horse meat in 2013 Poor processed meat security & EU laws
False Labeling in JapanFalse Labeling in Japan
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
Labeling Requirements in the USLabeling Requirements in the US
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 FSISMust have labeling records Must be accurately named Must have ingredients and nutrition
facts
Sources Sources Lawrence, Felicity. "Fake-food Scandal Revealed as Tests Show Third of
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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>.
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