Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service February 21, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Alignment of Canned Meat and Canned Product Requirements
Document Number: 2023-03559
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-02-21
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are revising the regulations for cured or cooked meat from regions where foot-and-mouth disease exists to reflect changes to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regulations regarding thermally processed, commercially sterile meat. This action will remove from our regulations reference to a section in FSIS' regulations that was eliminated when FSIS consolidated their regulations regarding thermally processed, commercially sterile meat. This action will align the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's animal product regulations with the current FSIS regulations.
Standards for Birds Not Bred for Use in Research Under the Animal Welfare Act
Document Number: 2023-03357
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-02-21
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are amending the regulations to establish standards governing the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of birds, excluding birds bred for use in research, covered under the Animal Welfare Act. This action will ensure the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of birds not bred for use in research and covered under the Act.
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