[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]



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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.

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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.

                                                                        
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   Memo No.      Title and date           Issue            Reference    
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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.                           
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    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]
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