# Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Muscle Cuts of Beef (Including Veal), Lamb, Chicken, Goat, and Pork; Ground Beef, Ground Lamb, Ground Chicken, Ground Goat, and Ground Pork
> **Food Safety and Inspection Service** · Affirmation of interim final rule. · Published 2009-03-20 · Effective 2009-03-20 · 74 FR 11837
## Document
- **Document number:** E9-6127
- **Category:** meat-poultry
- **Sub-agency:** Food Safety and Inspection Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 74 FR 11837
- **CFR reference:** 9 CFR 317
- **Publication date:** 2009-03-20
- **Effective date:** 2009-03-20
- **USDA docket:** Docket No. FSIS-2008-0027
## Abstract

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is affirming, without change, its interim final rule requiring a country of origin statement on the label of any meat or poultry product that is a covered commodity, as defined by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), and that is to be sold by a retailer, also as defined by AMS, in accordance with the regulations set out in AMS' final rule, "Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Pork, Lamb, Chicken, Goat Meat, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, Peanuts, Pecans, Ginseng, and Macadamia Nuts." FSIS is also affirming, without change, the provisions of the interim final rule that amended its regulations to provide that it will consider the addition of compliant country of origin statements to the labels of covered meat or poultry products to be generically approved. FSIS is thus conforming its regulations to the AMS final rule. FSIS is not amending its regulations or labeling policies for meat or poultry products that are non-covered commodities.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/03/20/E9-6127/mandatory-country-of-origin-labeling-of-muscle-cuts-of-beef-including-veal-lamb-chicken-goat-and)
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