USDA FSIS Constituent Update - Label Backlog Update and Tips for the Label Approval Process

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Label Backlog Update and Tips for the Label Approval Process
FSIS is currently experiencing a delay of about 20-21 business days in evaluations for labels that require review prior to use. By providing industry with label application submission tips and suggestions via the Constituent Update, FSIS is hopeful that it will achieve a faster, more efficient label evaluation process.

FSIS to Implement PHR Update for Scheduling PHREs
FSIS uses a number of decision criteria described in Directive 5100.4 to prioritize establishments for Public Health Risk Evaluations (PHREs). At the meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) in January 2013, FSIS presented its plans to implement a food safety assessment (FSA) scheduling criterion called Public Health Regulations (PHRs). In June 2013, FSIS implemented the PHR criterion. Periodic re-analysis of the PHRs is one of the recommendations from the 2013 NACMPI report.