1 Jul 2025
🥓Implications of Removing Pumped Bacon Sampling Regulations
Removal of Pumped Bacon Sampling Regulations
Summary
FSIS is amending the Federal meat inspection regulations to remove the provisions providing for FSIS' sampling and testing of pumped bacon for nitrosamines. FSIS stopped sampling for nitrosamines in 1998.
Agencies
- Agriculture Department
- Food Safety and Inspection Service
Business Impact
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The removal of nitrosamine sampling regulations for pumped bacon implies a reduction in compliance costs and regulatory burden for meat processing businesses, as the FSIS has determined the program outdated and unnecessary. This change may streamline production processes and highlight alternative verification methods for food safety, enhancing operational efficiency.