Proposed Rule 30 Jun 2025 canned goods, food safety, regulatory, meat inspection, small business, oils and fats, food grades and standards, food labeling, frozen foods, agriculture

🥩Proposed Rule to Remove Standard of Identity for Canned Tripe with Milk

FSIS is proposing to remove the standard of identity for canned "Tripe with Milk." Although some establishments may continue to produce canned tripe with milk products, FSIS has determined that the existing standard for the finished canned article is unnecessary. The preamble to the rule that established the standard in 1950 did not provide any explanation or justification for the standard. Removal of the standard would provide greater flexibility for establishments. FSIS' labeling requirements are sufficient to ensure that these products are not misbranded.

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Rule 26 Jun 2025 agriculture, regulatory compliance, usda, transportation, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, intergovernmental relations, food safety, exports, laboratories, food additives, fish, food grades and standards, signs and symbols, seafood, meat inspection, oils and fats, poultry and poultry products, poultry inspection, food packaging

🍗USDA Updates State Meat and Poultry Inspection Program Lists

FSIS is amending the Federal meat and poultry products inspection regulations to remove its lists of states that do not operate their own meat or poultry inspection (MPI) programs that are "at least equal to" FSIS' Federal inspection programs and have therefore been designated for FSIS' Federal inspection. FSIS is also amending the regulations to remove or revise related cross references to the lists. Going forward, FSIS will maintain lists of states with and without MPI programs on its website to ensure that the public has accurate and timely access to information about State and Federal inspection programs.

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Rule 12 Jun 2025 compliance, agriculture, usda, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, economic impact, marketing agreements, oils and fats, marketing order, spearmint oil

🌿Increase in Native Spearmint Oil Salable Quantity and Allotment

This final rule implements a recommendation from the Far West Spearmint Oil Administrative Committee (Committee) to revise the quantity of Class 3 (Native) spearmint oil that handlers may purchase from, or handle on behalf of, producers in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon and parts of Nevada and Utah (Far West) for the 2024-2025 marketing year, which began on June 1, 2024. This action increases the 2024-2025 marketing year Native spearmint oil salable quantity from 678,980 pounds to 731,220 pounds, and the allotment percentage from 26 percent to 28 percent.

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