Look for nutrition labels on meats today

The next time you shop at the grocery store, you may see something new– nutrition labels on meat. The same types of labels you already find on other foods. The U.S. Department of Agriculture made nutrition labeling mandatory today for all raw meats. The new rule affects all ground meat and poultry and 40 of the most popular cuts of meat in the United States such as chicken breasts, steaks, pork chops, roasts, lamb and veal. If the nutrition facts are not on the package, as in the case of some larger cuts of meat, look for posters or signs at the meat counter for this information.