Ahold USA’s new meat labels, which were vaguely labeled as “USDA Graded,” will be replaced after the company was contacted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The labels, reports The Sentinal, were introduced on Ahold’s Butcher Shop brand of beef to its supermarkets, including Giant USA. The label did not specify the grade of beef.
“We were operating under the understanding that this labeling change was an acceptable practice,” Tracy Pawelski, vice president of external communications at Ahold USA, said.