WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/118/Add.1
22 December 1999
(99-5546)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 17 December 1999, has been received from the
United States.
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The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safe ty and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a
proposed rule on 13 April  1998, notified as G/SPS/N/USA/118, to clarify the regulations and to
supplement the rules for ensuring compliance with the regulatory requirements for deriving meat
using advances in mechanical meat/bone separatio n machinery and recovery (AMR) systems.  The
comment period closed on 12 June 1998.  After consideration of the comments and additionalinformation received by FSIS, the Agency is reopening the comment period for an additional 30 days
to give the public an opportunity to review and comment on the methods and results used by the
Agricultural Research Service to derive new iron values.  The public also is encouraged to review and
comment on materials submitted by a meat industry group regarding economic effects and worker
safety issues relevant to the proposed rule.  Comments must be received on or before
18 January 2000.
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