—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Sept. 14. 1974
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Open Dating Start
Delayed Until Dec.
The date on which the U. S.
Department of Agriculture
(USDA) new regulation on
“open dating*' forjneat and
poultry products will take
effect has been moved from
Sept 8 to Dec. 8.
Officials of the USDA’s
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service took the
action since some processors
and retailers have initiated
open dating programs
coupled with consumer
education aimed at letting
shoppers know the meaning
of the open date they are
using. The Seotember 8 date
would force a suspension of
these programs, since
federally-inspected sup
pliers could not obtain the
necessary equipment to
make changes in their
current open dating of meat
and poultry products.
To stop the use of open
dates in many cases would
not only disrupt these
ongoing education
programs, but in some in
stances would mean that
firms would be in violation of
state or local laws on open
dating.
During the extension
period, the National
Association of Food Chains
has agreed to cooperate with
USDA to urge retailers and
processors to increase their
consumer education
programs on the meaning of
open dating cm meat and
poultry packages, through
newspapers, broadcasting,
and food columns. Industry
consumer advisors and
home economests are also
being asked to emphasize
open dating in their
programs.
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To make full use of the
trasltion period, retail food
stores will be urged to launch
in-store promotions ex
plaining open dating through
posters and bag staffers.
Further extension may be
granted on an individual
basis to those federally
inspected suppliers of food'
chains who take all possible
steps to comply by Dec. 8
but, because of unavoidable
circumstances, are unable to
meet that deadline. APHIS
officials emphasized,
however, that they do not
plan to grant extensions
unless requesting packers
document the actions taken
during the 90-day extension
period.
Under the new USDA
regulations—which were
announced Aug. 8 (USDA
release 2234-74)--any
calendar date used on meat
or poultry products
processed under federal
inspection will have to be
identified in terms of a
‘‘packing date” or “use
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before’* date or ’’sell by”
date. These dates may be
further qualified by phrases
such as ’’for maximum
freshness,” or similar
terms. The new regulation,
however, does not apply to
fresh meats that are cut up
and packaged in the in'
dividual retail stores.
The new regulations will
provide consumers with
significantly more in*
formation on the freshness
or shelf life of meat and
poultry products. The
ultimate quality and safety
of such products, however,
depends on how carefully
they are handled between
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