Farm Action Movement Wins ‘Product of U.S.A.’ Meat Label Reform

The repeal of mandatory country of origin labeling in 2015 allowed global corporations to begin importing meat into the U.S. and mislabeling it as a “Product of U.S.A.” This dangerous loophole has allowed corporations to deceive U.S. consumers and drive U.S. farmers and ranchers out of business while our government looked the other way.

Farm Action’s founders saw how destructive this policy was for farmers, consumers, and our food system — and took action. Over the following years, the movement they built to reform the use of the “Product of U.S.A.” label gained momentum.

Today, we have won that fight: The USDA has finalized a rule mandating that all meat products sold with the “Product of U.S.A.” label must be from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed here on U.S. soil.