[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10345-10346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4603]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 94-032N]
FLD Policy Memoranda; Semi-Annual Listing
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This document lists and makes available to the public
memoranda which were issued by the Food Labeling Division (FLD),
Regulatory Programs, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). These
memoranda contain significant new applications or interpretations of
the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act,
the regulations promulgated thereunder, or departmental policy
concerning labeling.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Wade, Director, Food Labeling
Division, Regulatory Programs, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 254-2590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 7 of the Federal Meat
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 607 et seq.) and section 8 of the Poultry
Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 457 et seq.), and the regulations
promulgated thereunder (9 CFR 301.1 et seq. and 9 CFR 381.1 et seq.),
meat and poultry products which do not bear approved labels or other
labeling may not be distributed in commerce for use as human food.
Accordingly, FSIS conducts a prior approval program for labels or other
labeling (specified in 9 CFR 317.4, 317.5, 381.132 and 381.134) to be
used on or in conjunction with federally inspected meat and poultry
products.
FSIS's prior labeling approval program is conducted by labeling
review experts within FLD. A variety of factors, such as continuing
technological innovations in food processing and expanded public
concern regarding the presence of various substances in foods, has
generated a series of increasingly complex issues which FLD must
resolve as part of the prior labeling approval process. In interpreting
the Acts and regulations to resolve these issues, FLD may modify its
policies on labeling or develop new ones.
Significant or novel interpretations or determinations made by FLD
are issued as policy memoranda. This notice lists three FLD policy
memoranda which were issued during the period of April 1, 1994, through
October 1, l994.
Persons interested in obtaining copies of the FLD policy memoranda
or in being included on a list for automatic distribution of future FLD
policy memoranda may write to: Printing and Distribution Section,
Paperwork Management Branch, Administrative Services Division, Food
Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, DC 20250.
[[Page 10346]]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Memo No. Title and date Issue Reference
------------------------------------------------------------------------
016B......... Combinations of Labeling of (Supersedes
Ground Beef or combinations of Policy Memo
Hamburger and Soy ground beef or 016A); 9 CFR
Products, August hamburger and soy 317.2(j)(1) and
18, 1994. products. 319.15(c).
019B......... Negative Labeling of meat (Supersedes
Ingredient and poultry Policy Memo
Labeling, August products bearing 019A).
18, 1994. negative
ingredient
statements.
114A......... Point of Purchase Use of point of (Supersedes
Materials, August purchase Policy Memo
18, 1994. promotional 114).
materials for
meat and poultry
products.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The FLD policies specified in these memoranda will be uniformly
applied to all relevant labeling applications unless modified by future
memoranda or more formal Agency actions. Applicants retain all rights
of appeal regarding decisions based upon these memoranda.
Done at Washington, DC, on October 19, 1994.
Cheryl Wade,
Director, Food Labeling Division, Regulatory Programs, Food Safety and
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 95-4603 Filed 2-23-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P