The "Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act of 2025," or DIRECT Act, aims to modernize federal regulations concerning the sale of meat and poultry. Its primary goal is to amend both the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to facilitate broader market access for state-inspected products. This legislative change seeks to remove existing barriers that prevent state-inspected facilities from engaging in interstate commerce. Specifically, the bill introduces provisions allowing retail stores, restaurants, and similar establishments to sell state-inspected meat and poultry products via the internet. These products can then be shipped by carrier across state lines, provided they are sent directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities . This exemption applies only to domestic sales and explicitly excludes exports to foreign countries, thereby expanding direct-to-consumer sales opportunities for state-inspected producers.