Derek wrote:

> On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 10:21:42 -0400, dh@. wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 14:08:58 +0100, Derek > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Claim and Standard:
>>>[sbull] Grass Fed.--Grass, green or range pasture, or
>>> forage shall be 80% or more of the primary energy
>>> source throughout the animal's life cycle.
>>>
>>> Dated: December 20, 2002.
>>> A.J. Yates,
>>> Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
>>> [FR Doc. 02-32806 Filed 12-27-02; 8:45 am]
>>>
>>> BILLING CODE 3410-02-P]
>>> http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/stand/ls0202.txt
>>>
>>>These "proposed minimum requirements mean that
>>>grass fed beef can in fact be fed up to 80% grains for
>>>60 days in a feedlot, just like any other steer, and still
>>>qualify as grass fed beef.
>>
>>[...]
>>
>>
>>>Grass fed beef, then, isn't exactly what it's name
>>>implies,
>>
>> If you're not lying
>
>
> The evidence before you and which you'll ignore
> at any cost to your already ruined integrity is from
> U.S.D.A.

False.

4/9/2003 USDA Seeks More Input on "Marketing Claims"
For Meat Products – 4/9 MeatingPlace

USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service will seek
additional input on several proposed U.S. Standards for
Livestock and Meat Marketing Claims, department
officials said on April 3.

Final standards for claims related to use of
antibiotics, hormones and breed-specific information,
as well as definitions for the terms "free-range" and
"grass-fed," will be established after further
technical input is obtained from interested parties and
an additional public comment period is conducted, USDA
said in a news release.

***No consensus standards currently exist*** for
production or marketing claims related to meat and
livestock products. The proposed standards are
voluntary and set the minimum requirements for common
production and marketing claims that may be used in
USDA-certified or USDA-verified programs.

http://www.fass.org/fasstrack/news_i...p?news_id=1152