Food Safety / Inspection
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Food safety is the number one priority of the U.S. meat and poultry industry. The Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 and the many regulations, notices and directives that it has generated ensure that the meat and poultry industry is among the most regulated industries in the nation. U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors are continuously present in meat packing plants and oversee compliance with a wide array of regulatory requirements. |
Correspondence
FSIS
Directive 8080.3: Foodborne Illness
Investigations (11/17/2008)
Retail
Consignees Final Rule Memo
(07/15/2008)
Retail
Consignees Final Rule
Letter
to Undersecretary of Food Safety on Test and
Control Policies (5/30/2008)
American
Frozen Food Institute Listeria Petition
to FSIS (4/2005)
Petition for Rulemaking
to Create 9 C.F.R. Part 435 to Establish a
Regulatory Limit for L. monocytogenes in
Meat and Poultry Products That Do Not Support
Its Growth
Comments
Draft
IKE Scenario 02-09 (04/30/2009)
FSIS Consumer Focus Groups (04/20/2009)
Draft Label Policy Guideline for N 60 Testing Claims for Boneless Beef (12/17/2008)
Compliance Guideline for Sampling Beef Trimmings for E. coli (11/19/2008)
Directive 5000.2 - AMI Letter to Derfler
Presentations
The
Future of Food Safety Regulation
Farm
Foundation Forum
James Hodges, executive
vice president, American Meat Institute
(4/7/2009)
Improving
the Safety of Meat and Poultry Products
(3/2005)
Dr. Skip Seward, AMI; Dave Kramer,
Sara Lee; Joe Stout, Kraft; International
Association of Food Industry Suppliers
Press Releases/News
Stories
Government Links
askFSIS (http://askfsis.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/askfsis.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php)
District Veterinary Medical Officers Contact List (04/22/2009)
FSIS (http://www.fsis.usda.gov/)
FSIS - Regulations & Policies (www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/index.asp)
FSIS Science (www.fsis.usda.gov/Science/index.asp)
FSIS Constituent Update (www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Const_Update_062008/index.asp)
Food Defense (www.fsis.usda.gov/Food_Defense_&_Emergency_Response/Guidance_Materials/index.asp#Industry)
FSIS Risk Assessments (http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Science/Risk_Assessments/index.asp)
FDA - CFSAN - Inspection, Compliance,
Enforcement and Recalls (http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/inspect.html)
Humane
Interactive Knowledge Exchange (HIKE) (http://www.fsis.usda.gov/fsis_employees/HIKE/index.asp)
Interactive Knowledge Exchange (IKE) (http://www.fsis.usda.gov/fsis_employees/IKE/index.asp)
National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (www.fsis.usda.gov/About_FSIS/NACMPI/index.asp)
Nonfood Compounds Registration (http://www.nsf.org/business/nonfood_compounds/index.asp?program=NonFoodComReg)
OFO
District Assignments (October 2008)
USDA (http://www.usda.gov/)
AMI Links
AMI Foundation
(http://www.amif.org/)
Animal Handling (http://www.animalhandling.org/)
Country of Origin Labeling (http://www.countryoforigin.org/)
Meat Safety (http://www.meatsafety.org/)