Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Jan 28, 2021 11:46 AM
U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX) introduced the Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions (DIRECT) Act today (Jan. 28, 2021). This legislation will allow state inspected meat to be sold across state lines through e-commerce, allowing small producers and processors more options to directly market to consumers.
“Today, a few large players have too much control over our meat supply chains. In many states, state meat inspection is every bit as good as federal meat inspection,”
said Johnson. “The DIRECT Act would unlock the entrepreneurship of state-inspected processors without compromising food safety.”