date:Aug 11, 2012
ell products within state lines. USDA finalized regulations in 2011 that allow state employees to administer federal regulations and use federal marks of inspection at selected establishments.
The interstate meat rule was published in final form in May 2011 and the effective date was July 2011. It took about a year to establish the program. USDA Undersecretary Kathleen Merrigan pointed to Great Lakes Smoked Meats as one example of a small processor with the potential to achieve great success th