FDA Country of Production (Originating Country)

For food in its natural state -- the country where the article of food was grown or collected, including harvested and readied for shipment to the U.S.
- For wild fish or seafood caught or harvested outside the waters of the U.S. by a vessel that is not registered in the U.S.: the country in which the vessel is registered
- For an article of food that was grown in a U.S. Territory: the U.S.

For food in its natural state -- the country where the article of food was grown or collected, including harvested and readied for shipment to the U.S.