Food Safety and Inspection Service: Labeling Guideline on Documentation Needed to Substantiate Animal Raising Claims for Label Submission

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Labeling Guideline on Documentation Needed to Substantiate Animal Raising Claims for Label Submission Presentation given today by: Tammie M. Ballard, Food Technologist, Animal Raising Team Leader, Labeling and Program Delivery Staff (LPDS) USDA, FSIS, Office of Policy Program Development (OPPD) Animal Raising Team: Tawana Harrington, Kristin Goodwin and Kierra Lucas 24

Labeling Guideline on Documentation Needed to Substantiate Animal Raising Claims for Label Submission For over 25 years FSIS has evaluated animal raising claims by considering information on animal raising practices submitted by companies as part of their label approval requests. The Agency approved these claims if the animal raising information submitted with the label application supported the claim being made and the claim was truthful and not misleading. Because FSIS Jurisdiction starts at the plant, and not the field, we use supporting documentation to verify the claims. Documentation review includes assessing protocols, affidavits, and other documentation, as needed. 25

Purpose of this Compliance Guideline On September 30, 2016 FSIS published a compliance guideline Labeling Guideline on Documentation Needed to Substantiate Animal Raising Claims for Label Submission (http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulatorycompliance/labeling/claims-guidance) FSIS, OPPD Labeling and Program Delivery Staff (LPDS) is the staff responsible for ensuring that the labeling of meat, poultry and egg products is truthful and not misleading. Labels bearing claims referring to the way that the source animal for a meat or poultry product was raised need to be evaluated and approved. FSIS developed this guideline to respond to numerous requests to LPDS through phone calls, askfsis questions, industry, consumer groups and other correspondence regarding the type of information needed to support the approval of labels bearing animal raising claims. 26

Who is this guideline designed for This guideline is intended to assist in the approval process for labels bearing animal raising claims. This guideline is for establishments that are designing or modifying meat or poultry product labels with animal raising claims. The establishment must determine what supporting documentation is required for the various types of animal raising claims. This guideline will assist the establishment in making this determination. 27

How will FSIS verify whether establishments meet requirements related to this guideline FSIS in-plant personnel conduct label verification activities as described in FSIS Directive 7221.1. This Directive provides instructions to in-plant personnel (IPP) for conducting the General Labeling task in the Public Health Information System (PHIS). For product bearing animal raising claims, in-plant personnel Consumer Safety Inspectors (CSI) verify whether establishments maintain FSIS label approvals on file. Animal raising claims are special statements and claims that establishments are required to submit to FSIS for approval for compliance with 9CFR 412.1 (Label Approval Guideline). http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/bf170761-33e3-4a2d-8f86-940c2698e2c5/comp-guide-labeling-evaluation-approval.pdf?mod=ajperes Some companies have chosen The USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Process Verified Program (PVP) as a 3 rd party verification program for verifying their animal raising claims on labels. AMS, PVP provides an independently verification program by AMS auditors. 28

Product Labeling: Use of the Animal Raising Claims on the Labels of Meat and Poultry Products Federal establishments are required to use labels that are in compliance with the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) and the implementing regulations. Requirements include all mandatory labeling features stated in 9CFR 317.2 (inspection legend, product name, handling statement, ingredient statement, net weight, address (signature) line, additions for raw meat or poultry safe handling instructions, nutrition facts panel). Although FSIS does not exercise authority of prior label approval to point of purchase materials (e.g., pamphlets and placards displayed with the products) sold at retail bearing animal raising claims, however FSIS does require these materials to be in accordance with the federal regulation. This means the materials should only bear the claims that received prior approval from LPDS. 29

Product Labeling: Use of the Animal Raising Claims on the Labels of Meat and Poultry Products Labels bearing animal raising claims are required to be approved by FSIS prior to use in commerce for compliance with 9CFR 412.1. Labels bearing animal raising claims must be submitted to LPDS with specific documentation to support all animal raising claims that appear on that label. The following 2 slides are examples of animal raising claims but not limited to those stated. 30

Examples of claims covered in the guideline 31

Examples of claims covered in the guideline 32

Examples of claims covered in the guideline Examples of claims include, but are not limited to: Grass Fed Animal Welfare and Environmental Stewardship Raised without Hormones No Added Hormones Note: Hormones are only approved for use in beef cattle and sheep production. Therefore, the claim on other species of meat cannot be approved unless it is further qualified, e.g., linked to the statement on the same panel as the claim Federal regulations prohibit the use of hormones in poultry (or pork, veal, or exotic, non-amenable meat products) 33

Examples of Claims (continued) Breeds Beef (Angus, Piedmontese, Wagyu), Poultry (Silkie,Plymouth Rock) Pork (Berkshire, Duroc) Raised Without Antibiotics AMS Process Verified Program 3 rd Party Certification Living/Raising/Raising Conditions (These claims refer to environment in which the animals were raised during their lifespan 34

Animal Raising Claim Supporting Documentation For most animal production claims, the documentation needed to support these claims are: 1. A detailed written description explaining the controls used for ensuring that the raising claim is valid from birth to harvest or the period of raising being referenced by the claim. 2. A signed and dated document describing how the animal are raised (e.g., vegetarian fed, raised without antibiotics, grass fed), to support that the specific claim made is truthful and not misleading; 3. A written description of the product tracing and segregation mechanism from time of slaughter or further processing through packaging and wholesale or retail distribution; 35

Animal Raising Claim Supporting Documentation For most animal production claims, the documentation needed to support these claims are: 4. A written description for the identification, control, and segregation of non-conforming animals/product; and 5. If a third-party certifies a claim, a current copy of the certificate. 36

Exceptions to Providing Documentation Previously Referenced When Duplicating Animal Raising Claims from Purchased Product Establishments may use purchased product in a secondary product or repacking product bearing claims and may want to carry those claims over to a new label. Examples of claims that can be carried over include Breed Claims, Diet Claims, and Raising Claims. However, companies cannot carry over claims from purchased products that are certified by a third party entity. For example, Organic, Process Verified Program, or Certified Humane cannot be carried forward without the company producing the final product having its own certification or verification. Companies will need to provide the following: 1. A detailed written description explaining the controls used for ensuring that the raising claim is valid from birth to harvest or the period of raising being referenced by the claim; 2. A signed and dated document describing how the animals are raised (e.g., vegetarian fed, raised without antibiotics, grass fed), to support that the specific claim made is truthful and not misleading 37

Questions? Contact LPDS Submit a Question to askfsis http://askfsis.custhelp.com Questions are sent to a main portal, triaged, and assigned to the correct expert based on subject matter. Call: Main: 301.504.0878 Distribution Unit: 301.504.0883 Labeling Procedures Labeling_Procedures/index.asp http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies 38

Websites Food Safety Inspection Service http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ Labeling and Program Delivery Staff http://www.fsis.usda.gov/about_fsis/labeling_&_consumer_protection/index.asp Code of Federal Regulations http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html FSIS Food Standards and Labeling Policy Book http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oppde/larc/policies/labeling_policy_book_082005.pdf A Guide to Federal Food Labeling Requirements for Meat and Poultry Products http://www.fsis.usda.gov/pdf/labeling_requirements_guide.pdf Labeling Guideline on Documentation Needed to Substantiate Animal Raising Claims for Label Submissions http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulatory-compliance/labeling/claims-guidance 39