Friday, July 30, 2010

Today's naked underage redneck chick post

Chicken producers debate ‘natural’ label:
A disagreement among poultry producers about whether chickens injected with salt, water and other ingredients can be promoted as “natural” has prompted federal officials to consider changing labeling guidelines.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture had maintained that if chickens weren’t flavored artificially or preserved with chemicals, they could carry the word “natural” on the package.

But the agency agreed to take another look at its policy after some producers, politicians and health advocates noted that about one-third of chickens sold in the U.S. are injected with additives that could represent up to 15 percent of the meat’s weight, doubling or tripling the sodium content.


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