30 Aug 2024 --- The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has updated guidelines for validating animal-raising or environmental claims on meat or poultry product labels to protect consumers from misleading information. Claims related to animal raising, such as “free-range” or “raised without antibiotics” and environmental declarations, such as “climate-friendly” and “raised using regenerative agriculture practices,” are voluntary marketing practices that reveal information on the origin of food and its impact on environmental sustainability.