AMS Reopens Country-of-Origin Proposed Rule Comment Period

US - The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) reopened the comment period for 60 days for the proposed rule for mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COL) for beef, lamb, pork, perishable agricultural commodities, and peanuts that was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 30, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 61944).

22 June 2007

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AMS will accept comments on any topic related the proposal, but is seeking comments on several specific topics. Comments must be submitted by Aug. 20, 2007.

How might the definition for processed food items included in the interim final rule for fish and shellfish apply to beef, lamb, pork, perishable commodities, and peanuts? Would the regulatory requirements in the fish rule concerning country-of-origin notification, markings, and recordkeeping work for beef, lamb, pork, perishable agricultural commodities, and peanuts?

The Federal Register publication with the reopening can be found on the AMS website at http://www.ams.usda.gov/cool/LSCOOLPRreopen.pdf.

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