4-8 news: FDA proposes delay of final BSE rule implementation
The final rule, which is scheduled to go into effect on April 27, 2009, would be delayed 60 days to June 26, 2009. The agency is taking this action in response to comments from affected parties expressing concerns about their ability to fully comply with the rule by the April 27, 2009, effective date.
The FDA is providing seven days for public comment solely on the question of whether to delay the effective date. Comments must be submitted within seven days of publication in the Federal Register of the notice of proposed delay of effective date.