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| 01-1119 | Nutrition Labeling of Ground or Chopped Meat and Poultry Products and Single-Ingredient Products | Proposed Rule | The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to amend the Federal meat and poultry products inspection regulations to require nutrition labeling of the major cuts of single-ingredient, raw meat and poultry products, unless an exemption applies. For these products, FSIS is proposing to make the guidelines currently in place for the voluntary nutrition labeling program mandatory. Thus, the Agency is proposing to require that nutrition information be provided for these products either on their label or at their point-of-purchase. During the most recent surveys of retail stores, the Agency did not find significant participation in its voluntary nutrition labeling program, which covers the major cuts of single-ingredient, raw products. Without nutrition information for these products, the Agency has tentatively concluded that the major cuts of single-ingredient, raw meat and poultry products would be misbranded under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act. FSIS is also proposing to amend its regulations to require nutrition labels on all ground or chopped meat and poultry products, with or without added seasonings, unless an exemption applies. Under existing regulations, multi-ingredient ground or chopped products, (e.g., ground pork with seasonings), and heat processed ground or chopped products (e.g., fully cooked or partially cooked patties) are required to be nutritionally labeled, unless they qualify for an exemption, but single-ingredient, raw ground or chopped products are not required to be so labeled. Without nutrition information for single-ingredient, raw ground or chopped products, the Agency has tentatively concluded that these products would be misbranded under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act. The Agency has also tentatively determined that single-ingredient, raw ground or chopped meat and poultry products are different from other single-ingredient, raw meat and poultry products in several important respects. Thus, FSIS is proposing to make nutrition labeling requirements for all ground or chopped meat and poultry products consistent with those currently required for products in the mandatory nutrition labeling program (multi-ingredient and heat processed products). FSIS is proposing to require nutrition labels on packages of single-ingredient, raw ground or chopped products, rather than at their point-of-purchase, largely because these products are similar to products in the mandatory nutrition labeling program (which requires nutrition information to be on the label of individual packages), in that certain parameters, such as their fat content, can be controlled precisely to obtain the desired product. Although FSIS believes that nutrition information on labels of individual packages of single- ingredient, raw products is useful, FSIS is proposing that nutrition information for the major cuts of single-ingredient, raw products may also be provided on point-of-purchase materials because FSIS believes that consumers have reasonable expectations as to the nutrient content of these products, the nutrient content of a specific major cut is relatively uniform across the market, and because these products are not formulated in the manner of ground or chopped products. For single- ingredient, raw products that are not major cuts and that are not ground or chopped, FSIS is not proposing to require nutrition information on their labels or at their point-of-purchase because FSIS has not yet assessed whether adequate nutrition information is being provided for these products and, therefore, has not determined whether it would be beneficial to require nutrition labeling for these products. Finally, FSIS is proposing to amend the nutrition labeling regulations to provide that when a ground or chopped product does not meet the criteria to be labeled "low fat," a lean percentage claim may be included on the label or in labeling as long as a statement of the fat percentage also is displayed on the label or in labeling. | 2001-01-18 | 2001 | 1 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/01/18/01-1119/nutrition-labeling-of-ground-or-chopped-meat-and-poultry-products-and-single-ingredient-products | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2001-01-18/pdf/01-1119.pdf | Agriculture Department; Food Safety and Inspection Service | 12,201 | The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to amend the Federal meat and poultry products inspection regulations to require nutrition labeling of the major cuts of single-ingredient, raw meat and poultry products, unless an exemption... |