A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require the labeling of imported meat and meat food products.
Meat Labeling Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to deem misbranded beef, lamb, and pork that does not bear certain country of origin labeling. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations for such labeling. Authorizes the Secretary to require that any person that prepares, stores, handles, or distributes such meat for retail sale maintain a verifiable recordkeeping audit trail in order to verify compliance with such regulations.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
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