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DOL: Rescission of Persuader Rule (August 11, 2017)

Aug 11, 2017
FDA: Menu Labeling IFR and Extension of Compliance Date (August 2, 2017)

Aug 02, 2017

FMI's comments on interim final rule for the Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments.
USTR: Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (June 12, 2017)

Jun 12, 2017

Comments on Negotiating Objectives Regarding Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico
FDA: Use of the Term "Healthy" in the Labeling of Human Food Products (April 26, 2017)

Apr 26, 2017
USDA: Draft Performance Work Statement on RFI for National Bioengineered Disclosure Standard (September 15, 2016)

Sep 15, 2016

FMI's comments to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the recently released draft of Performance-Based Work Statement (PWS) as part of a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit comments on the anticipated Request for Proposal for an Electronic or Digital Disclosure Study to implement a provision included in the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (Pub. L. 114-216).
EEOC: Joint Comments on Employer Information Report EEO-1 (August 15, 2016)

Aug 15, 2016
FDA: Request for Comment Extension on Draft Sodium Guidance

Aug 01, 2016
FDA: Letter Seeking Guidance on Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Implementation (July 26, 2016)

Jul 26, 2016
USDA AMS: National Organic Program (July 13, 2016)

Jul 13, 2016
EPA: Supplemental Comments on Proposed Management Standards For Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals (June 29, 2016)

Jun 29, 2016
USDA FNS: Enhancing Retailer Standards in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (May 18, 2016)

May 18, 2016
NOAA: Proposed Seafood Import Monitoring Program (April 12, 2016)

Apr 12, 2016
EEOC: Joint Comments on Revision of the Employer Information Report (April 1, 2016)

Apr 01, 2016
NOAA: Comment Extension Period Request for Seafood Import Monitoring Program (March 28, 2016)

Mar 28, 2016
Federal Reserve: Review of Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing (March 22, 2016)

Mar 22, 2016
FNS: SNAP Photo EBT Card Implementation Requirements (March 7, 2016)

Mar 07, 2016
EPA: Update to the Refrigerant Management Requirements Under the Clean Air Act (January 25, 2016)

Jan 25, 2016
EPA: Proposal to improve the requirements for hazardous waste generators under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (December 23, 2015)

Dec 23, 2015
EPA: Retail Associations response to proposed management standards for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals (December 22, 2015)

Dec 22, 2015
USDA: Enforcement Discretion for Final Rule on Descriptive Designation for Raw Meat and Poultry Products Containing Added Solutions (December 18, 2015)

Dec 18, 2015

On December 31, 2014, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS or the Agency) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published in the Federal Register a final rule to require a descriptive designation for raw meat and poultry products containing added solutions (the Final Rule).ⁱ The Final Rule provides for a January 1, 2016 effective date. The following are FMI's public comments on this issue.

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