FSIS Guideline on Substantiating Animal-Raising or Environment-Related Labeling Claims

The US government's own guideline for how claims like "free range" and "humanely raised" get onto packages: companies substantiate them with paperwork submitted to USDA, not through on-farm inspections. Reading it is the fastest way to see how little most labels guarantee.

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