So, stickers will let you know if you're buying mangoes from Mexico or Minneola Tangelos from Australia.
The labels should be especially useful in the event of food recalls when traceability becomes critical.
The labeling requirements already applied to produce in California. Now, it also applies to muscle cuts and ground beef, pork, lamb, goat, chicken, wild and farm-raised fish and shellfish, peanuts, pecans, and macadamia nuts.
It doesn't apply to processed foods, though.
For more click the link for country of origin label information
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