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Allowing packers to indicate beef has come from imported animals without having to specify each further production step that may have occurred in the United States.;
Allowing packers to label blended products with a list of the countries of origin that may be contained in the product, rather than a definitive list of each country;
Allowing retailers to rely on pre-labeled products for origin claims;
Allowing meat packers to rely on country markings that already are applied to cattle imports in order to determine origin;
Eliminating unnecessary and duplicative record-keeping requirements regarding chain of custody and separate tracking during the production process to allow packers and retailers to rely on documents they already keep in the ordinary course of business;
Reducing the record retention requirement from two years to one year; and
Specifying that producers and retailers do not need to demand affidavits or third party verification audits of suppliers in order to adequately substantiate origin claims.
Allowing packers to label blended products with a list of the countries of origin that may be contained in the product, rather than a definitive list of each country;
Allowing retailers to rely on pre-labeled products for origin claims;
Allowing meat packers to rely on country markings that already are applied to cattle imports in order to determine origin;
Eliminating unnecessary and duplicative record-keeping requirements regarding chain of custody and separate tracking during the production process to allow packers and retailers to rely on documents they already keep in the ordinary course of business;
Reducing the record retention requirement from two years to one year; and
Specifying that producers and retailers do not need to demand affidavits or third party verification audits of suppliers in order to adequately substantiate origin claims.