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A listing of petitions for rulemaking and policy change submitted to FSIS that have generated public interest.
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Petition Submitted on Behalf of Import Export Associates (Jun 20, 2012; PDF Only)
Petition submitted requesting that FSIS review its policies on the documentation that is required to accompany meat
and poultry products for export to a foreign country and apply these policies in a consistent manner.
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Petition Submitted by Shiff Hardin LLP (Apr 6, 2012; PDF Only)
Petition submitted requesting that FSIS create rules and regulations governing the sale,
transport and processing of horses and horse meat intended for human consumption.
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Petition Submitted by Preferred Meal Systems (Jan 10, 2012; PDF Only)
Petition submitted requesting that FSIS authorize a regulatory experiment in which the labels of the FSIS-regulated component of
Preferred Meal Systems' products would be generically approved if all labeling materials associated with such products would otherwise
qualify for generic approval except for the claim that the product is acceptable for use in USDA-monitored child nutrition programs.
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Petition Submitted by National Meat Association (Apr 10, 2012; PDF Only)
Petition submitted requesting the amendment/clarification of current policy applicable to display caddies containing meat and poultry
products (jerky and snack sticks).
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Petition Submitted by Applegate Farms (Nov 3, 2011; PDF Only)
Petition submitted by Applegate Farms requesting that FSIS include natural curing systems, such as vegetables and fruit juices,
to the list of approved curing agents.
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Petition Submitted by Professional Research Organization, Inc. (PDF Only)
Petition submitted by the Professional Research Organization requesting that FSIS establish new uses of high pressure processing (HPP) as a
post-processing and packaging intervention to eliminate Trichinella spiralis, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Salmonella spp. in
ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products.
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Petition Submitted by Animal Legal Defense Fund (PDF Only)
Petition submitted requesting that FSIS take regulatory action to withhold the official USDA mark of inspection from foie gras products
unless such products bear labeling that states that they were derived from diseased birds.
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Petition Submitted by Real Halal (PDF Only)
Petition submitted requesting that FSIS initiate rulemaking to require that the labels of meat and poultry products identified as Halal or Zabiha Halal explicitly state whether the source animals were hand slaughtered or mechanically slaughtered.
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Petition Submitted by Tyson Foods Inc. (Mar 18, 2011, PDF Only)
Petition submitted by Tyson Foods Inc. requesting that FSIS rescind its approval of labels containing Perdue Farm's process verified program claims.
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Petition Submitted by Food and Water Watch (Jan 19, 2011, PDF Only)
Petition submitted to request that FSIS initiate rulemaking to remove the Peoples Republic of China from the list of countries
eligible to import poultry products into the United States.
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Petition Submitted by Animal Welfare Institute (Aug 31, 2010, PDF Only)
Petition submitted by the Animal Welfare Institute to request that FSIS take certain actions to improve enforcement of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA) .
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Petition Submitted by The Conference for Food Protection (Jun 17, 2010, PDF Only)
Petition submitted to encourage FSIS to promulgate regulations requiring that packers and processors of mechanically tenderized beef cuts
label these products to identify that they have been pinned, bladed, or otherwise mechanically manipulated in a way that tenderizes
the meat by penetrating the intact muscle.
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Petition Submitted by Farm Sanctuary (Mar 15, 2010, PDF Only)
Petition submitted to FSIS to amend 9 CFR §309.3(e) to prohibit the slaughter of non-ambulatory pigs, sheep, goats,
and other livestock and to require that such animals be humanely euthanized.
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Petition Submitted by the Humane Society of the United States (Nov 2, 2009, PDF Only)
The petition requests that the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service repeal a provision in section 309.13(b) of the Code of Federal Regulations that
allows veal calves who are unable to rise from a recumbent position because they are thought to be "tired or cold" to be "set apart and held"
for treatment and potential slaughter for human consumption.
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Petition Submitted by Marler Clark LLP, PS Outbreak, Inc. (Oct 5, 2009, PDF Only)
Citizens petition submitted to FSIS for an interpretive rule declaring all Enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) Shiga Toxin-producing serotypes of Escherichia coli (E. coli),
including non-0157 serotypes, to be adulterants within the meaning of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA).
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Petition for the Issuance of a Rule Regarding Natural Label Claims
- Original Petition Received:
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Petition for Regulatory Limits for Listeria
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