USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that effective February 7, 2016 new rates will apply when charging meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants, and importers and exporters for providing FSIS voluntary basetime, overtime, and holiday inspection and identification, certification, and laboratory services.
The new rates, per hour, per employee, are charged by the type of service:
Basetime Service $54.56
Overtime Service $69.20
Holiday Service $83.84
Laboratory Service $69.96
You may also access these rates on the FSIS website.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Michael Toner, Director of FSIS Budget Division, in Washington, DC, at (202) 690-8398.
If you have any questions regarding the increased 2016 FSIS inspection, certification and service rates, Livingston can help! Please contact either your Livingston account manager or our regulatory affairs department at usregaffairs@livingstonintl.com