On June 10, 2013, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register: “Descriptive Designation for Needle- or Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized) Beef Products.”
Under this proposal, producers of such raw or partially cooked beef products would have to label the products so as to apprise customers that the products have been “mechanically tenderized” as well as providing validated cooking instructions.