2025-02723Notice

USDA Eases Forms for Gross Inedible Meat Imports and Lab Tests

Published Date: 2/18/2025

Notice

Summary

FSIS is updating the rules for importing undenatured inedible products and sample shipments for testing or trade shows. Fewer people are applying, and the forms got easier and quicker to fill out, cutting down paperwork by nearly 9,000 hours. This change affects importers and researchers and keeps things smooth until the current approval expires on June 30, 2025.

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Paperwork Cut for Importers & Researchers

FSIS is reducing the total paperwork burden for importing undenatured inedible products and sample shipments used for laboratory examination, research, evaluative testing, or trade show exhibition by 8,818 hours. The agency says fewer applications were filed and the current forms are more user-friendly and take less time to complete; the related information collection approval expires on June 30, 2025.

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Key Dates

Published Date
Effective Date
2/18/2025
6/30/2025

Department and Agencies

Department
Independent Agency
Agency
Agriculture Department
Food Safety and Inspection Service
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