Food labels get a single deadline for new rules, making compliance easier

The US Food Safety and Inspection Service will now set one compliance date for all new meat and poultry labeling rules. This means food producers will only have to update their labels once every few years, instead of constantly changing them for individual rules.

Food producers have to change their labels constantly to meet new rules. This costs money and time. By setting a single date, the agency makes it cheaper and simpler for companies to comply. This could mean fewer delays in getting new products to market or in updating existing labels with new information.