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GAO-01-365R 1 (2001-02-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwdx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-287157 February 8, 2001 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar Chairman The Honorable Tom Harkin Ranking Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Larry Combest Chairman The Honorable Charles Stenholm Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and InsDection Service: Retained Water in Raw Meat and Poultry Products Poultry Chilling Requirements Pursuant to section 801(a) (2) (A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), entitled Retained Water in Raw Meat and Poultry Products; Poultry Chilling Requirements (RIN: 0583-AC26). We received the rule on January 26, 2001. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on January 9, 2001. 66 Fed. Reg. 1750. The final rule limits the amount of water retained by raw, single-ingredient, meat and poultry products as a result of post-evisceration processing, such as carcass washing and chilling. The rule also revises the poultry chilling regulations to improve consistency with the Pathogen Reduction/Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points regulations. Enclosed is our assessment of the FSIS' compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that the FSIS complied with the applicable requirements. If you have any questions about this report, please contact James W. Vickers, Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 512-8210. The official responsible for GAO evaluation work relating to the subject matter of the rule is Bob Robinson, Managing GAO-01-365R

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