Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee
Introduced
In Committee
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Enacted
Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2020 This bill allows meat and meat food products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold in interstate commerce. (Under the inspection program, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and meat food products. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.)
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Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2020
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| Updated: 8/13/2020
Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2020 This bill allows meat and meat food products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold in interstate commerce. (Under the inspection program, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and meat food products. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.)