WASHINGTON — Two Congressmen have introduced a bill that requires meat treated with carbon monoxide be labeled. Reps. Bart Stupak of Michigan and Edward Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, contend the carbon monoxide treatment disguises meat’s freshness and could expose consumers to foodborne illness.
The bill, the "Carbon Monoxide Treated Meat Safe Handling, Labeling, and Consumer Protection Act," would require processors that treat fresh meat, poultry and seafood packages with carbon monoxide be labeled as such, and say that consumers shouldn’t use color as an indicator of freshness.
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