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Lawmakers want to keep bison buyers from getting buffaloed by water buffalo meat
The bill provides the Food and Drug Administration with authority to ensure that products with water buffalo are marketed as “water buffalo” so consumers do not think the product contains bison, which is commonly referred to as buffalo in the United States. Bison products would continue to be labeled as “bison” or “buffalo.” 5:30 am, Apr. 23, 2021 ×
A group of bipartisan lawmakers want to make sure consumers do not set out to buy bison meat and accidentally buy water buffalo meat labeled just as buffalo. (Pixabay photos)
WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers don t want anyone looking to buy bison meat to get buffaloed.
TRUTH IN BUFFALO LABELING ACT
Devils Lake Journal Staff Report
North Dakota – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Representatives Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) and Billy Long (R-Mo.) today introduced the Truth in Buffalo Labeling Act, legislation to prevent water buffalo products from being deceptively labeled as buffalo, which misleads consumers and negatively impacts the U.S. bison industry.
The bipartisan bill provides the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with authority to ensure that products with water buffalo are marketed as “water buffalo” so consumers aren’t misled to believe the product contains bison, which is commonly referred to as buffalo in the United States. Bison products would continue to be labeled as “bison” or “buffalo”.
Amidon was packed April 6.
One of North Dakotaâs smallest towns had more than 60 people fill the Lebanon Lutheran Church to watch one of their own be honored by the Great Plains Food Bank.
According to officials with the regional food bank that serves North Dakota and parts of Minnesota, it was time to honor Linda Narum as a 2020 Hunger Relief Champion.
âThe coordinator of the Amidon Community Cupboard, Narum has been fighting hunger in southwestern North Dakota for decades, the regional group explained when they announced that she had been named. In addition, to her work managing a wide service area for the Community Cupboard, Linda has found unique ways to serve âthose in need,â the organization explained in a release announcing the award.
Two board members announced and officers elected to group. 7:47 am, Apr. 16, 2021 ×
JP Lueck
The North Dakota Soybean Council announced that it has two new board members and recently elected 2021 officers.
JP Lueck of Spiritwood, N.D., was elected to represent the soybean producers of District 6, Stutsman County. Lueck, his father and brother farm north of Spiritwood and grow wheat, corn and soybeans. Lueck is also an engineering services supervisor at Collins Aerospace in Jamestown. In addition to his new term on the NDSC board of directors, he is active in the North Dakota Farmers Union and serves as a township supervisor for Rose Township. Lueck holds a degree in business administration from Jamestown College.