USDA FSIS Free Range Pasture Raised Claims

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Subject: Petitions Update
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:01:37 +0000
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You have subscribed to Petitions for the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. Updated information
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* Petition Submitted by Animal Welfare Institute
[view;}https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/petitions/petition-submitted-animal-welfare-institute-0 ] (May 16, 2023)
The petition requests that FSIS conduct rulemaking to require swine slaughter establishments that use carbon dioxide stunning to install video cameras inside their stunning areas.

* 23-05 Comments Submitted by Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF)
PDF: [https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media_file/documents/23-05-ALDF-Comments-08242023.pdf ] (Aug 24, 2023)

* Petition Submitted by Perdue Farms, LLC
[view:]https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/petitions/petition-submitted-perdue-farms-llc ] (Mar 16, 2023)
The petition requests that FSIS conduct rulemaking to define separate “free range” and “pasture raised” claims for meat and poultry products. The petition also requests that FSIS update its guidance on claims related to living/raising conditions to ensure that the claims align with consumer expectations.

* 23-03 Comments Submitted by American Grassfed Association (AGA)
PDF:
[view}https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media_file/documents/23-03-AGA-Comments-08212023_0.pdf ] (Aug 21, 2023)

* Petition Submitted by Perdue Farms, LLC [ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/petitions/petition-submitted-perdue-farms-llc ] (Mar 16, 2023)
The petition requests that FSIS conduct rulemaking to define separate “free range” and “pasture raised” claims for meat and poultry products. The petition also requests that FSIS update its guidance on claims related to living/raising conditions to ensure that the claims align with consumer expectations.

* 23-03 Comments Submitted by American Grassfed Association (AGA)
PDF: [view-download]https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media_file/documents/23-03-AGA-Comments-08212023_0.pdf ] (Aug 21, 2023)

* 23-03 Comments Submitted by Farm Forward
PDF:
[https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/def...ents/23-03-Farm-Forward-Comments-08152023.pdf ]
(Aug 15, 2023)

 

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* Petition Submitted by Animal Partisan [view:]https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/petitions/petition-submitted-animal-partisan ]
The petition requests that FSIS issue a notice to convey that: 1) State government officials are not categorically preempted from enforcing state anti-cruelty laws by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, or the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and 2) FSIS personnel should cooperate with state government officials in the enforcement of state anti-cruelty laws and improve clarity and frequency of communication (i.e., Letters of Concern (“LOC”)) to those officials.

* 23-07 FSIS Response Acknowledging Receipt of Petition
PDF: [https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media_file/documents/23-07-Receipt-Ltr-09072023.pdf ] (Sep 7, 2023)