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GAO-08-1093R 1 (2008-08-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwue0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I im T I M Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-316936 August 13, 2008 The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman The Honorable Saxby Chambliss Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Collin C. Peterson Chairman The Honorable Bob Goodlatte Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Department ofAgriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service: Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Pork, Lamb, Chicken, Goat Meat, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, Peanuts, Pecans, Ginseng, and Macadamia Nuts 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 (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service, entitled Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Pork, Lamb, Chicken, Goat Meat, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, Peanuts, Pecans, Ginseng, and Macadamia Nuts (RIN: 0581-AC26). We received the rule and it was published in the Federal Registeras an interim final rule with request for comments on August 1, 2008. 73 Fed. Reg. 45,106. The rule has a stated effective date of September 30, 2008. The interim final rule implements statutory requirements in sections of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. Pub. L. No. 107-171, § 10816, 116 Stat. 134, 533-36 (May 13, 2002); Pub. L. No. 110-246, § 11002, 122 Stat 1651, 2113-16 (June 18, 2008). This interim final rule requires retailers to notify customers of the country of origin of certain commodities including muscle cuts of beef, lamb, chicken, goat, and pork; ground beef, lamb, chicken, goat, and pork; perishable agricultural commodities; macadamia nuts; pecans; ginseng; and peanuts. This interim final rule contains definitions, requirements for consumer notification and product marking, and details on the recordkeeping requirements of suppliers and retailers. GAO-08-1093R

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