Comment from Andy Hupp

Document ID: FSIS-2006-0040-0084
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Food Safety And Inspection Service
Received Date: September 17 2009, at 12:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: September 17 2009, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: September 14 2009, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: November 18 2009, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80a25289
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Product Labeling: Use of the Voluntary Claim 'Natural' in the Labeling of Meat and Poultry Products

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This rule should not be adopted. Allowing for a voluntary self-certification will be ineffective. The National Organic Program has rules in place that are effective and adequately enforced. Consumers who wish to purchased meat produced this way, and producers who wish to receive a premium price for their production practices, should use the current "USDA Organic" label to fulfill these preferences. The term "natural" is confusing and near meaningless. This rule would only further that trend, but would give the claims legitimacy that is undeserved.

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