Festival Foods, Onalaska, Wis., not only meets the meat labeling law guidelines — either on-pack labeling or posters carrying nutrition information for ground meat and 40 of the most popular whole muscle cuts — but also provides information on Festival’s social media accounts and through brochures. (Photo courtesy of Festival Foods.)
On some cuts Festival Foods puts the nutrition label on the bottom of the package so customers can still clearly see the meat product. (Photo courtesy of Festival Foods.)
Under the new law, retailers must now show the percentage of fat along with percentage lean. (Photo courtesy of Festival Foods.)
Festival Foods added QR codes for smartphone scanning on product signs in the meat case. (Photo courtesy of Festival Foods.)
At Newport Avenue Market, Bend, Ore., Randy Yochum, supervisor, perishable departments, said he’s using 8x11 sheets provided by the USDA to give his customers nutrition information for whole muscle meat. (Photo courtesy of Newport Avenue Market.)
Riesbeck’s Food Markets posted the large and colorful Food Marketing Institute sign at eye level in the middle of the meat department. (Photo courtesy of Riesbeck’s Food Markets.)
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association would like to see even more information on the meat label, including nutrition information for both raw and cooked meat, and information about micronutrients, such as iron, zinc and B vitamins. (Photo courtesy of Festival Foods.)