Some inspections are more equal than others under the law
Oregon wanted FSIS to allow state establishments – located in states operating under a cooperative agreement with FSIS to implement requirements “at least equal” to federal requirements – to slaughter or process species suitable for further use in federal establishments in the same state.
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The simple request made by the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) last August was filed in November and now, in January, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has rejected the idea.
ODA requested that FSIS remove or revise 9 CFR 318.1(h)(2) to allow federal establishments to incorporate state-inspected meat into products bearing the USDA mark of inspection.
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