C6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 11,1982
USDA announces measures
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S.
Department of Agriculture has
adopted improved measures to
prevent rejected meat and poultry
imports from illegally entering
U.S. commerce.
“Last spring, when we
discovered some rejected product
had entered the domestic
marketplace, USDA immediately
tightened procedures used in
marking, controlling and re
exporting refused-entry product,"
said Donald L. Houston, ad
ministrator of USDA’s Food Safety
and Inspection Service. “Today’s
interim rule formalizes and
strengthens those procedures."
No illnesses have been reported
in connection with the problem, he
said.
Federal laws governing meat
and poultry imports jointly
administered by USDA and the
U.S. Customs Service require
any product that is refused entry to
be either exported from the United
States or destroyed for use as
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without full written information on
the product’s disposition; and
the movement of any refused
entry product except under
security seals.
Also, the rule extends from 30
days to 45 days the deadline for
owners or consignees of such
product to export or destroy it.
Extensions can be granted only
under extreme emergencies,
Houston said.
If the requirements are not met,
the secretary of agriculture is
authorized to take appropriate
actions to destroy the product, he
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Public comments should be sent
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