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USDA/FSIS RIN: 0583-AD46 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: ●Proposed Rule: Records to be Kept by Official Establishments and Retail Stores That Grind or Chop Raw Beef Products 
Abstract: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to amend its recordkeeping regulations to specify that all official establishments and retail stores that grind or chop raw beef products for sale in commerce must keep records that disclose the identity of the supplier of all source materials that they use in the preparation of each lot of raw ground or chopped product and identify the names of those source materials. FSIS is aware of other activities that occur at retail that may, ultimately, prove also to be of concern due to inadequate record keeping (e.g., fabrication of steaks and roasts from non-intact beef in which the non-intact beef is later associated with an outbreak; grinding and chopping pork or even poultry; or slicing ready-to-eat meat and poultry). While these issues have been considered during the development of this proposal, the Agency has decided to ask for comment on whether and how such additional issues should be addressed, but will not include them in the current rulemaking. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 9 CFR 320   
Legal Authority: 21 USC 601 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/00/2012    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Matthew Michael
Director, Regulations Development Staff
Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Office of Policy and Program Development, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250-3700
Phone:202 720-0345
Fax:202 690-0486
Email: matthew.michael@usda.gov