A while back, I wrote a post on Growers and Grocers about the USDA's efforts to tighten the definition for "grass-fed." Their new definition would require a 99% grass diet before the label could be used (up from 80%).
Now the USDA is considering another change to the label that would require the grass to come from pasture, and would forbid genetically engineered grass. The Center for Food Safety sent me a link to their campaign to encourage the USDA in this direction. Click on the link and show your support.
Companies use loopholes in labelling laws to mislead consumers about their food, and the "grass-fed" concept is winning over shoppers tired of lax definitions for organic. If we're going to have labels, they should have a precise definition so that we have correct information about what we're buying.
