Concerns Over Nomination & New Rule for Raw Meat and Poultry

Concerns Over Nomination & New Rule for Raw Meat and Poultry. I’m Greg Martin with today’s Northwest Report.

Washington Congressman Doc Hastings has voiced his concerns over the nomination of Ms. Rebecca Wodder as Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks at the Department of the Interior. Hastings along with 38 House Republicans sent a letter outlining their concerns.

HASTINGS: She has, from the information that we have received, a very strong environmental record. In fact in 2003 she said that she was in favor of removing the dams on the lower Snake River. I just don’t think that this is somebody that needs to be in that position.

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is proposing a new rule to establish common, easy-to-understand names for raw meat and poultry products that include injections, marinades, or have otherwise incorporated added solutions which may not be visible to the consumer. FSIS has determined that some labels do not clearly identify if a solution has been added to a raw product to enhance flavor or texture. As a result, consumers may be purchasing raw meat and poultry products with higher sodium content than they realize. Currently, raw meat and poultry products that contain added solutions such as water, teriyaki sauce, salt, or a mixture thereof may have the same name on their labels as products that do not contain added solutions.

Now here’s today’s Washington Grange report.

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That’s today’s Northwest Report. I’m Greg Martin on the Ag Information Network.