To: Seafood Community
On December 27, 2004 the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural
Marketing Service announced that it is extending the comment period on the
interim final rule for the mandatory country of origin labeling program
for fish and shellfish. The Jan. 3, 2005, deadline has been extended to
Feb. 2, 2005.
"We are extending the comment period to ensure that all those wishing to
comment have the opportunity to do so," said A.J. Yates, AMS
administrator. "We strongly encourage all interested parties to submit
comments."
The interim final rule was published in the Oct. 5, 2004, Federal
Register. Details of the comment period extension will be published in the
Dec. 28, 2004, Federal Register.
Comments may be sent via e-mail to: cool@usda.gov or sent regular mail
to: Country of Origin Labeling Program, Agricultural Marketing Service,
1400 Independence Ave. SW, USDA STOP 0249, Washington DC 20250-0249, no
later than Feb. 2, 2005. Copies of the interim final rule and additional
information can be found at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/cool/index.htm.
Source: AMS News Release (No. 277-04)
http://www.ams.usda.gov/news/277-04.htm
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Pamela Tom
University of California
Sea Grant Extension Program
Davis, CA USA
Web: Seafood Network Information Center (http://seafood.ucdavis.edu)
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