A group of senators has reintroduced the New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act, which would allow meat and poultry products inspected by state inspection programs to be sold across state lines.
More than half of all states, 29 in total, have their own inspection programs, but meat products are limited to markets within the states even though state inspection meets or exceeds federal inspection standards, the lawmakers said.
“Our commonsense legislation would remove this regulatory overreach and provide consumers with more options at the meat counter,” said bill sponsor Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA).
