WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a rule called: Removal of Voluntary Ante-Mortem Inspection Regulations for Horses Vacated by Court.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 21 by Denise Eblen, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for the Office of Food Safety.
Summary: FSIS is amending the Federal meat inspection regulations to remove the regulation that established a voluntary fee-for-service program for ante-mortem inspection of horses. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated the voluntary fee-for-service program on March 28, 2007. FSIS is removing the regulation to ensure the Agency's regulations accurately reflect current requirements.
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