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[verino98]

My company makes cold cuts packing them into MAP trays. I got LPDS approval for them as they have special statements on labels. 

 

Besides this, as by-product, ends and pieces (ends, slices out of spec) are also made, packing them into vacuum bag. No special statements or claim on these labels. 

 

That said, can I use the label approval of the MAP trays to generic approve ends and pieces label? 

 

I came up with a document which states what below:

 

"In reference to the labels approved by USDA (xxxxx,xxxxxx,xxxxxxx,xxxx) company Y is generically approving labels for its ends and pieces product lines.

 

These labels will feature only mandatory information.

 

Special claims and statements have been removed.

 

A copy of each product label is attached below."

 

What are your thoughts guys? Is the way I set this up good to go?

[OKBaking]

Have you logged on to LSAS to try to run it through the generic approval portal? It asks you the pertinent questions you need to know, but my gut is telling me yes on this situation, you should be able to generically approve that label. You can always submit it for approval anyway. I did this once for a label I wasn't sure about, and they rejected it with the statement "needs no special approval - run through generic process" or something like that. 

[knc25]

Hi! We are a USDA inspected establishment that also runs Ends & Pieces from our products whether it is salt pork, bacon etc. I actually have in our approvals that it will be sliced, or packaged as ends & pieces, but a Generic Approval will suffice for the USDA, you will not need a new approval.