date:May 22, 2012
or hand delivered paper applications to the agency, and the F.S.I.S. reviewed and corrected them before returning them in hard copy.
The F.S.I.S. receives 150 to 200 label submissions daily, and it may take more than three weeks for a label to be reviewed. The Internet-based system will make approved or corrected labels immediately available to companies, saving time and mailing costs. The system also will allow companies to store labels and make changes electronically, which removes the need to