The FSIS is proposing an amendment to federal meat inspection regulations to eliminate the requirement that livestock carcasses be marked with the official inspection legend at the time of inspection in a slaughter establishment if the carcasses are to be further processed in the same establishment. 

Previously, slaughter establishments would often ship carcasses to other establishments for further processing. The current regulations require carcasses to be stamped with the official mark of inspection at the time of inspection, to prevent uninspected carcasses from being shipped elsewhere. However, carcasses are now often processed further at the slaughter establishment before being shipped elsewhere.