FSIS Informs Inspectors on New Country of Origin Labeling Requirements

Agricultural Marketing Service, Country of Origin Labeling, FSIS, USDA, WTO

On February 3, 2015, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a notice to inspection program personnel (IPP) to make them aware of the Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) final rule on Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) published in the Federal Register on May 24, 2013, which requires…

FSIS FY2015 Sampling Plan Available

FSIS, Sampling, USDA

FSIS FY2015 Sampling Plan Available From the Food Safety and Inspection Service:  Today, FSIS posted its Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Annual Sampling Plan that lays out the agency’s intended sampling activities. This plan continues a tradition, started by FSIS in 2012, of providing greater transparency on how the agency conducts sampling activities and manages its…