AMI recommends that proposed mechanically tenderized beef labeling rule be withdrawn
The American Meat Institute (AMI) has recommended that USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) withdraw its proposed rule, Descriptive Designation for Needle- or Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized) Beef Products. That recommendation was submitted as part of AMI’s comments on the proposed rule.
“The existing labeling scheme for products that have been needle injected or blade tenderized, with appropriate qualifying statements or other label information, provides open and transparent information based on recognizable common and usual product names and should be kept,” the comments say.