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RIN: 0583-AC60

Publication ID: Spring 2002

Title: Nutrition Labeling of Ground or Chopped Meat and Poultry Products and Single-Ingredient Products
Abstract: FSIS has proposed to amend the Federal meat and poultry products inspection regulations to require nutrition labeling of the major cuts of single-ingredient, raw meat and poultry products. The Agency proposed to require that nutrition information be provided for these products either on their label or at their point-of-purchase. FSIS proposed to require nutrition labeling of the major cuts of single-ingredient, raw meat and poultry products because during the most recent surveys of retailers, the Agency did not find significant participation in the voluntary nutrition labeling program for single-ingredient, raw meat and poultry products. In this proposed rule, FSIS also proposed to amend its regulations to extend mandatory labeling to single-ingredient ground or chopped products. Under this proposal, individual retail packages of ground or chopped meat and ground or chopped poultry products would bear nutrition labeling. The Agency has determined that ground or chopped products are different from other single-ingredient products in several important respects. Thus, FSIS proposed to make nutrition labeling requirements for ground or chopped products consistent with those for multi-ingredient products. Finally, FSIS has proposed to amend the nutrition labeling regulations to provide that when a ground or chopped product does not meet the criteria to be labeled "low fat," a lean percentage claim may be included on the product label as long as a statement of the fat percentage also is displayed on the label.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 9 CFR 317 9 CFR 381
Legal Authority: 21 USC 601 et seq 21 USC 451 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	01/18/2001	66 FR 4970
NPRM Comment Period End	04/18/2001
NPRM Comment Period End	07/17/2001
Extension of Comment Period	07/20/2001	66 FR 20213
Final Action	04/00/2003

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Robert Post Ph.D. Director, Labeling and Consumer Protection Staff Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250 Phone:202 205-0279 Email: robert.post@fsis.usda.gov