False Labeling in False Labeling in Meat ProductsMeat Products

AnS 460 Extra Credit Alyssa Fitzpatrick

Meat product samples contained DNA Meat product samples contained DNA of wrong animals of wrong animals

March 18, 2014 March 18, 2014 Leicester, EnglandLeicester, England

False labeling found on samples 105 samples collected from numerous places 50 samples failed to meet legal composition &

labeling requirements Contained undeclared chicken, beef, lamb, or turkey

False labeling in EuropeFalse labeling in Europe

Happened before in West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, & West Sussex

Falsely labeled horse meat in 2013 Poor processed meat security & EU laws

False Labeling in JapanFalse Labeling in Japan

Takashimaya Department Store Menu items & food products falsely

labeled for the past 9 years Black tiger shrimp was the main

item Japanese Agricultural Standards Law

Labeling Requirements in the USLabeling Requirements in the US

Tightly regulated by FDA & USDA Food Standards & Labeling Policy

Handbook: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/larc/Policies/Labeling_Policy_Book_082005.pdf

Specific requirements for each meat product

Must have approval from FSISMust have labeling records Must be accurately named Must have ingredients and nutrition

facts

Sources Sources Lawrence, Felicity. "Fake-food Scandal Revealed as Tests Show Third of

Products Mislabelled." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 08 Feb. 2014. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/07/fake-food-scandal-revealed-tests-products-mislabelled>.

Lawrence, Felicity. "Half of Meat Product Samples Contained DNA of Wrong Animals, Council Finds." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 19 Mar. 2014. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/18/half-meat-products-contained-dna-wrong-animals-council-survey>.

"Meat Products Have Been Falsely Labeled, EU Health Chief Says." Fox News. FOX News Network, 13 Feb. 2013. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/02/13/meat-products-have-been-falsely-labeled-eu-health-chief-says/>.

"Takashimaya Admits to False Labeling of Menu Items, Food Products." AJW by The Asahi Shimbun. N.p., 5 Nov. 2013. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201311050079>.

USDA. "FSIS." Labeling Procedures. N.p., 12 Mar. 2014. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulatory-compliance/labeling/labeling-procedures>.