On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 16:50:33 GMT, Rudy Canoza > wrote:
>Derek wrote:
>> On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 16:19:50 GMT, Rudy Canoza > wrote:
>>>Derek wrote:
>>>>On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 15:52:26 GMT, Rudy Canoza > wrote:
>>>>>Derek wrote:
>>>>>>On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 15:38:14 GMT, Rudy Canoza > wrote:
>>>>>>>Derek wrote:
>>>>>>>>On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 15:09:01 GMT, Rudy Canoza > wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>At present, "grass-fed beef" means exactly that: 100%
>>>>>>>>>grass-fed.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>No, that isn't true,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Yes, it is true. The USDA has proposed, but NOT YET
>>>>>>>ADOPTED
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Not so.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"The proposed marketing claim standards may be used in
>>>>>>conjunction with [non]existing regulations or voluntary
>>>>>>USDA grade standards in USDA Certified and USDA
>>>>>>Verified programs." [my edit]
>>>>>>
>>>>>>and
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"AMS is seeking public comment on the following proposed United
>>>>>>States Standards for Livestock and Meat Marketing Claims. New
>>>>>>participants in USDA Certified or USDA Verified programs will be
>>>>>>required to adhere to the United States Standards for Livestock and
>>>>>>Meat Marketing Claims immediately."
>>>>>
>>>>>So. PROPOSED, not adopted.
>>>>
>>>>Adopted immediately
>>>
>>>NOT adopted.
>>>
>>>http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/stand/claim.htm
>>>http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/ls-st.htm
>>>http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/
>>>
>>>It is STILL only a proposed standard.
>>
>> What part in, "New participants in USDA Certified or
>> USDA Verified programs will be required to adhere to
>> the United States Standards for Livestock and Meat
>> Marketing Claims immediately." don't you understand?
>
>It doesn't mean what you're saying it means.

It means that ALL "New participants in USDA Certified
or USDA Verified programs will be required to adhere
to the United States Standards for Livestock and Meat
Marketing Claims immediately.", and that standard defines
grass fed beef animals as animals fed grains at the feedlot
like any other steer. Of course, such animals will also
accrue the same number of collateral deaths associated
with regular beef animals as well, so grass fed beef isn't
the option you were hoping it was.