USDA LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE MEAT LABELLING PROCEDURE
May 1st, 2012
BY LEAH GERMAIN
THE US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service has introduced a new system that aims to expedite America's review process for meat, poultry (and egg) product labels. The Label Submission Approval System (LSAS) is a web-based label approval system that allows food manufacturers to submit label applications electronically for approval by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
In the past, manufacturers were required to hand deliver or mail new product labels or changes that needed to be made to existing ...
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