The Clue
Meat marking (4 letter answer)
The Answer
USDA
Tags
Notes
The answer USDA is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
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___ prime
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Stamp of approval?
Stamp letters
Abbr. on egg cartons
Abbr. on a meat package
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Farmer's helper at D.C.
Fed. food inspector
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Food safety grp.
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Food stamp agcy.
Food-stamping org.
Govt. group for farming
Initials in food certification
Inspector's employer: Abbr.
Letters on a food stamp
Letters on meat packaging
Meat approver, for short
Meat-approving org.
Meat inspection inits.
Meat-stamp letters
Org. that gives approval
Stamp-of-approval letters
Stamp on a butcher's offering
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Big employer of inspectors: Abbr.
Dairy or ranch regulator: Abbr.
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D.C. group re farm products
Fed. agency entrusted with food safety
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Definition
USDA as a noun:
1. (Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Department, Agriculture, USDA) = the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862