Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Confirmation of Effective Date of Final Rule

• Date: November 03, 2009
• Source: www.fda.gov

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confirming the effective date of April 27, 2009, for the final rule that published in the Federal Register of April 25, 2008 (73 FR 22720), entitled ‘‘Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed.’’ The agency is also establishing a compliance date of October 26, 2009, for this rule in order to allow additional time for renderers to comply with the new requirements. This additional time will also give other affected persons, including cattle producers and packers, more time to identify appropriate methods for disposing of material prohibited from use in animal feed by this rule.

Effective Date: The effective date of the final rule published in the Federal Register of April 25, 2008 (73 FR 22720), is April 27, 2009.

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