Minimum Maturation Temperature for Beef and Ovine Meat From Regions Affected With Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Open for public comment until Dec. 21, 2026. Comment on Regulations.gov

What it does

We are proposing to amend the regulations regarding the minimum maturation temperature for fresh (chilled or frozen) boneless beef and ovine meat from certain listed regions or countries affected with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) from 4 [deg]C to 2 [deg]C. All other existing mitigations for the importation of beef from regions or countries affected with FMD would remain unchanged. This action is needed to align the regulations with the World Organization for Animal Health's standards for FMD minimum maturation temperatures, while continuing to protect the United States against the introduction of FMD.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

9 CFR 94

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0579-AE83 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

We will consider all comments that we receive on or before December 21, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket APHIS-2023-0016 on Regulations.gov
• Title 9 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register