Withdrawal of United States Standards for Livestock and Meat Marketing Claims
Docket Number: AMS-LPS-15-0029
Effective: January 12, 2016
Summary
This Notice informs the public that the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is withdrawing the U.S. Standards for Livestock and Meat Marketing Claims. Specifically, AMS is withdrawing: (1) The Grass (Forage) Fed Claim for Ruminant Livestock and the Meat Products Derived from Such Livestock (Grass (Forage) Fed Marketing Claim Standard); and (2) the Naturally Raised Claim for Livestock and the Meat and Meat Products Derived From Such Livestock (Naturally Raised Marketing Claim Standard).
This Notice informs the public that the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is withdrawing the U.S. Standards for Livestock and Meat Marketing Claims. Specifically, AMS is withdrawing: (1) The Grass (Forage) Fed Claim for Ruminant Livestock and the Meat Products Derived from Such Livestock (Grass (Forage) Fed Marketing Claim Standard); and (2) the Naturally Raised Claim for Livestock and the Meat and Meat Products Derived From Such Livestock (Naturally Raised Marketing Claim Standard).
Contact
David Bowden, Jr. Chief
Standardization Branch, Quality Assessment Division
Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program, AMS, USDA
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2096-S, STOP 0249
Washington, DC 20250-0249
Telephone: (202) 720-5705
Email: David.Bowden@ams.usda.gov
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