Legal Opinion
American Meat Institute v. United States Department of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1981No. 80-1639PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
The National Turkey Federation and others appeal the district court’s order enjoining the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (the Secretary) from enforcing one of its product label regulations, D.C., 496 F.Supp. 64. We vacate that order.
I
In 1975, the Secretary approved labels indentifying a turkey product as “Turkey Ham,” which was made with cured turkey thigh meat and which resembled pork ham in taste and appearance. The approval was made because the label was found not to violate 9 C.F.R. § 317.8(b)(13) which reads:
The word “ham,” without any prefix indicating the species of animal…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Rochester Telephone Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Federal Communications Commission v. National Citizens Committee for BroadcastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- National Pork Producers Council v. BerglandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- American Meat Institute v. United States Department of AgricultureDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1980
3Cited by3 opinions
- Community Nutrition Institute v. John R. Block, Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Atlantic Research Corp. v. Department of the Air ForceDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1989
- American Meat Institute v. United States Department Of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981