French fries called fresh vegetables
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Based on a little-noticed change to obscure federal rules, the USDA now defines frozen French fries as "fresh vegetables."
A federal judge in Texas last week endorsed the USDA's decision in a court case.
U.S. District Judge Richard Schell said the term "fresh vegetables" was ambiguous.
The USDA quietly changed the regulations last year at the behest of the French fry industry, which has spent decades pushing for a revision to the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
USDA: Frozen Fries Are 'Fresh' Veggies