Agriculture Department, Food Safety and Inspection Service
On March 18, 2024, FSIS published a label approval guideline to help establishments meet new requirements for use of voluntary U.S.- origin label claims on FSIS-regulated products established by the final rule, Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products with U.S.-Origin Claims (89 FR 19470, March 18, 2024). FSIS is announcing updates to this guideline and responding to comments received on the guideline.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS-2022-0015] ( printed page 57177) AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Notice of availability and response to comments. SUMMARY: On March 18, 2024, FSIS published a label approval guideline to help establishments meet new requirements for use of voluntary U.S.-origin label claims on FSIS-regulated products established by the final rule, Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products with U.S.-Origin Claims ( 89 FR 19470 , March 18, 2024). FSIS is announcing updates to this guideline and responding to comments received on the guideline. ADDRESSES: A downloadable version of the guideline is available to view and print at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/​policy/​fsis-guidelines . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Edelstein, Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development, by telephone at (202) 205-0495. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background FSIS is responsible for ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and properly labeled. The Agency administers a regulatory program for meat products under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) ( 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ), for poultry products under the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) ( 21 U.S.C. 451 et seq. ), and for egg products under the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA) ( 21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq. ). FSIS also provides voluntary reimbursable in…
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Citation: 90 FR 57177
