FSIS may change labeling requirements for “natural†chicken
The U.S. Department of Agriculture had maintained that if chicken wasn't flavored artificially or preserved with chemicals, it could carry the word "natural" on the package, reports the Associated Press. But the agency agreed to take another look at its policy after some producers, politicians and health advocates noted that about one-third of chicken sold in the U.S. was injected with additives that could represent up to 15 percent of the meat's weight, doubling or tripling its sodium content.
Perdue, one of the poultry producers that favors a stricter requirement for the “natural” label, joined a group called the Truthful Labeling Coalition.