Federal food safety officials have eliminated specific regulatory standards that previously governed the production of canned tripe with milk products.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service announced it is scrapping the identity standards for these canned goods, determining that the regulations are no longer needed. While food processing companies can still manufacture these products, the federal oversight agency concluded the existing standards for the final canned items serve no essential purpose.
According to the agency, dropping these regulations will give food manufacturers more operational freedom. Officials believe current labeling rules provide adequate protection to ensure products aren’t misleadingly marketed to consumers.
