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USDA/FSIS

RIN: 0583-AD30

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: Product Labeling: Use of the Voluntary Claim "Natural" on the Labeling of Meat and Poultry Products
Abstract: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing this Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) as part of its process to establish the conditions under which the Agency will permit the voluntary claim "natural" to be used on the labeling of meat and poultry products. After considering comments on the "natural" claim submitted by the public in response to a Federal Register notice that the Agency issued on December 5, 2006, and the comments presented at a public meeting held by the Agency on December 12, 2006, FSIS has decided to solicit additional public input. FSIS has concluded that another round of preliminary comments could help resolve the issues surrounding "natural." Therefore, the Agency is publishing this ANPRM to solicit more focused comments on the issue.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 9 CFR 317    9 CFR 381
Legal Authority: 21 USC 601 et seq    21 USC 421 et seq

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite ANPRM  12/00/2008

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Charles Gioglio Special Assistant, Office of the Assistant Administrator Office of Policy and Program Development Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250 Phone:202 720-5025 Fax:202 720-2025 Email: charles.gioglio@fsis.usda.gov