Overview

The 2008 Farm Bill included a provision to allow the interstate sale of state-inspected meat and poultry. In September, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service published proposed rules for how this program will work. On this webinar, Arion Thiboumery and Bob Ehart explain the proposed rules, discuss the “messy details” and areas of controversy, and provide critical background to help us understand how we got here.

Date: October 20, 2009
Duration: 45 minutes
Presenters:

• Arion Thiboumery, Iowa State University, Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network arion@iastate.edu (515) 294-2882
• Bob Ehart, Public Policy Director, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture bob@nasda.org; (202) 296-9680

 

Recording of the Webinar

 

Presentation Slides

 

Federal Register Notice of Proposed Rules

 

Federal Register Notice of Final Rule (2011)
 

Letter from USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan to NASDA re Proposed Rules

 

Make Comments on the Proposed Rule