Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to High Quality Meat and Poultry Products

Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to High Quality Meat and Poultry Products

WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) in reintroducing the New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act.

The bipartisan legislation would allow meat and poultry products inspected by state Meat and Poultry Inspection (MPI) programs to be sold across state lines. Currently, meat and poultry products inspected by state programs are limited to markets within the state, even though inspection at a state facility meets or exceeds federal inspection standards. Over half of all states - 29, in total - have their own inspection programs.

"Iowa produces some of the best meat and poultry in the world. High-quality Iowa products that have already passed a rigorous inspection process shouldn't require additional inspection to sell across state lines. Our commonsense legislation would remove this regulatory overreach and provide consumers with more options at the meat counter," Grassley said.

Additional cosponsors include Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sens. Angus King (I-Maine), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.).

Find bill text HERE.

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