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A petition for rulemaking is a written request to issue, amend, or repeal a regulation administered by FSIS. A request to issue, amend, or repeal other FSIS policy documents, such as FSIS directives, notices, or industry guidelines, may also be submitted by petition. FSIS’s regulations governing the petition process are in 9 CFR part 392. These regulations contain instructions on how to submit a petition to FSIS and describe the types of information that may help FSIS to review a petition in a more efficient manner. The regulations also permit interested parties to submit comments on a petition.

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Petition for Warning Labels on Processed Meat and Poultry Products

Petition Number 16-07

Petitioner Center for Science in the Public Interest

Submission Date Dec 01, 2016

Full Petition

16-07 Petition by Center for Science in the Public Interest (Dec 1, 2016)

Status Final Response Provided

Final Response Petition Denied without Prejudice

Petition Summary

Petition requesting that FSIS require labels on processed meat and poultry products warning consumers that frequent consumption of these products may cause increase the risk of colon cancer.

Official Final Response

16-07 FSIS Final Response (Jul 15, 2019)

16-07 CSPI Support of Petition (Feb 23, 2017)

16-07 Letter in Support of Petition (Dec 1, 2016)

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Petition for Warning Labels on Processed Meat and Poultry Products

Petition Summary

Official Final Response

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