Beef Update: USDA Extends Comment Period For Naturally Raised
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced that it is reopening and extending the comment period for the proposed voluntary standard for a naturally raised marketing claim for livestock and meat. The Jan. 28, 2008, deadline has been extended to March 3, 2008.
The comment period is being changed because a number of interested producers, processors, and marketers requested additional time to evaluate the full impact of the requirements of the proposed standard in order to provide more meaningful and substantive comments.
“We are reopening and extending the comment period to ensure that all interested parties have the opportunity to submit comments,” said AMS Administrator Lloyd Day. “We strongly encourage all interested parties to submit comments.”
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