USDA Adds Eight Firms to Product of USA Label

Eight more meat and poultry companies have adopted the voluntary label, bringing the total using it to more than 30.

Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Organic Food

USDA Adds Eight Firms to Product of USA Label

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that eight additional meat and poultry companies have adopted the USDA's voluntary Product of USA label. The total number of firms using the label now exceeds 30.

Why it matters

The label signals to shoppers that meat and poultry were born, raised, harvested, and processed in the United States, a standard that now excludes products from live animal imports even if they are processed domestically. For U.S. consumers choosing among meat and poultry products, the label offers a federally defined origin claim.

The USDA's Product of USA rule, first issued in March 2024 and in effect this year, limits the label to meat and poultry from animals born, raised, harvested, and processed in the United States. The announcement lists 8 new adopters, bringing the total past 30, but the source does not give a baseline count of prior adopters.

The players

Brooke Rollins

Brooke Rollins is the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, leading the Department of Agriculture that issued the Product of USA labeling rule.

U.S. Department of Agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is the federal agency responsible for food safety and labeling standards, including the Product of USA rule for meat and poultry.

The details

Companies adopt the Product of USA label voluntarily, and the rule no longer permits products from live animal imports to carry the label even when slaughtered and processed domestically. The newly announced adopters include Mesorah Farms of Pennsylvania, KJ Poultry of New York, Strauss Brands of South Carolina, Legacy Maker Farms of Indiana, Demkota Ranch Beef of South Dakota, Delta Pride Catfish of Mississippi, Eel River Organic Beef of California, and Krogman Home Grown Meats of Illinois.

March 2024: USDA first issued the Product of USA rule.
This year: The Product of USA rules took effect.
Friday, November 2026: Rollins announced the eight additional companies.

Seasonal Patterns

The Product of USA label, first set by the USDA's March 2024 rule, is now a federal origin standard that companies adopt voluntarily. The rule's March 2024 issuance and this year's effective date mark the framework within which these eight new adopters now qualify.

Shoppers looking for meat and poultry labeled as U.S.-origin can now check for the Product of USA label on packaging from participating firms. The label excludes products from live animal imports, so buyers seeking domestically raised and processed meat will find the claim more reliable.

The takeaway

Checking for the Product of USA label helps confirm that meat and poultry were raised and processed in the United States. The rule's exclusion of live-import products makes the label a narrower origin claim than before.