The FMI/NIQ Transparency Trends 2023 report found the proportion of grocery shoppers saying transparency is important increased seven percentage points from 2018 to 2023 (69% and 76%, respectively).
“USDA’s inaction amplifies the economic uncertainty facing hog farmers at a time when profitability for farrow-to-finish hog operations is already at its worst level in more than two decades,” the committee said.
As the intended date for the EPA to publish its proposed new wastewater regulations nears, meat industry stakeholders and legislators continue to press the agency to consider small processors in its rule.
The legislation stated that it would clarify the definition of beef and pork for labeling purposes by requiring alternative proteins to display the word “imitation” on their packaging.