House moves to block new meat label requirements

Tuesday, July 15, 2003

WASHINGTON -- The House voted Monday to prohibit the Agriculture Department from requiring meatpackers and grocers to inform consumers whether hamburger, sausage and other beef, lamb and pork products came from abroad.

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