Source: MEATINGPLACE, 6/27/16

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said it will delay by four months the enforcement of a final rule on record-keeping by official establishments and retail stores that grind raw beef products.

The rule, which requires records to be kept on specific information about grinding activities, is intended to improve FSIS’ ability to trace the source of food-borne illness outbreaks involving ground beef and to identify the source materials that need to be recalled. 

FSIS said the rule went into effect on June 20 but it will begin enforcing it on Oct. 1. The agency is planning additional outreach activities over the summer and fall to assist establishments and retail stores with compliance.

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