Business · 09/12/20111 min read

USDA Delays Nutrition Labeling Rule for Meat and Poultry Products, Sets New Effective Date

The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is delaying the effective date of a nutrition labeling rule for single-ingredient meat and poultry products, originally set for January 1, 2012, and now set for March 1, 2012, in response to a request from eight trade associations, which asked for a six-month grace period to comply with the rule.