Obama Moving To Reverse Even More Bush Crap

The Obama administration is calling for stricter labels on fresh meat and other foods that would benefits consumers by showing more clearly where an animal or food came from. The move was made in the face of opposition from Canada and Mexico, who have protested such labeling in a complaint to the World Trade Organization.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told consumer groups, farm groups and meat industry leaders Tuesday that he will ask the meat industry to voluntarily follow stricter guidelines for new package labels designed to specify a food's country of origin.

In calling for the stricter guidelines, the Obama administration would be breaking from rules announced by the Agriculture Department shortly before President George W. Bush left office. The Bush administration's version of the rules were criticized for allowing meat companies to be vague about where an animal was born, raised and slaughtered.