22.07.2011

Raw meat and poultry products are sometimes marinated or injected with water, salt water, flavorings and other additives, but consumers may not know that unless they read the fine print on the package.
Now the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) wants such information disclosed conspicuously on the label.
Under a new rule proposed Thursday (July 21), any "injections, marinades, or otherwise added solutions" would have to be identified by common names and amounts on the product's name label "in a font, size and color that are easily visible to consumers."
USDA estimates that 30 percent of poultry, 15 percent of beef and 90 percent of pork contain added solutions.
The proposed rule on additive labeling was posted Thursday on the FSIS website and is expected to be published in about two weeks in the Federal Register.