USDA Seeks Comments on Reinstated Lab Accreditation Form for Food Safety
Published Date: 2/26/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Agriculture wants to keep collecting info from labs that test meat, poultry, and egg products to make sure they’re safe and properly labeled. This affects non-federal labs applying to be accredited and helps keep food safe for everyone. Comments on this plan are open until March 28, 2025, with no new costs expected.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Retail Grinders Must Keep Detailed Beef Records
If you operate an establishment or retail store that grinds or chops raw beef products, you must keep records that disclose the identity and supplier of all materials used for each lot. Required information includes supplier name and contact, supplier lot numbers and production dates, and names of supplied materials; retail stores must be able to link individual packages to those records. The notice lists OMB Control Number 0583-0165, 65,911 respondents, weekly/monthly/annual recordkeeping frequency, and 1,658,650 total burden hours.
Records Help Outbreaks and Recalls
You, as a food shopper, benefit because the records required from grinders and retail stores provide critical information used in illness outbreak investigations and product recalls. The notice says these records are essential to FSIS public health activities and help verify meat and poultry products are safe and properly labeled.
Non‑Federal Labs Must File Application
If you run a non-federal laboratory and want to join the FSIS Accredited Laboratory program, you must complete the Application for FSIS Accredited Laboratory Program (form 10,110-2) one time. The notice lists OMB Control Number 0583-0158, shows 2 respondents, annual reporting, and a total burden of 1 hour.
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