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 with Regulatory
Agencies
Risk
Assessment for Non-intact Beef:
Letter to David Goldman
(2/1/2010)
Test
and Control Policies: Letter
to Secretary Vilsack (10/19/2009)
Retail
Consignees Final Rule Memo
(07/15/2008)
Test
and Control Policies - Letter
to Under Secretary for Food Safety Raymond
(6/02/2008)
Directive
5000.2 - AMI, NCC, NTF Letter to
Derfler (7/16/2008)
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 for the Public
Record
HACCP
Systems Validation (August 9, 2012)
Compliance Guide for Residue Prevention and Agency Testing Policy for Residues(June 27, 2012)
Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection (May 29, 2012)
Prior Label Approval System: Generic Label Approval (March 5, 2012)
Foodborne Illness Source Attribution Public Meeting (January 31, 2012)
Pre-Harvest Management Controls and Intervention Options for Reducing Escherichia coli O157:H7 Shedding Cattle - May 2010 - AMI Comments (July 13, 2010)
New Performance Standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter in Young Chickens and Turkey Slaughter Establishments - AMI Comments (July 13, 2010)
Draft Guidance: HACCP Systems Validation - AMI Written Comments (June 18, 2010)
HACCP Validation Guidance - AMI Verbal Comments at FSIS Public Meeting (June 14, 2010)
FSIS
Docket 2010-0008: Improving Tracing Procedures
for E. coli
O157:H7 Positive Beef Product
- AMI Written Comments (May 7,
2010)
FSIS
Docket 2010-0008: Improving Tracing Procedures
for E. coli
O157:H7 Positive Beef Product - AMI
Verbal Comments (March 10, 2010)
Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0523 Improving Product Tracing of Foods: More Rapid Outbreak Response - AMI Verbal Comments (December 2009)
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)
Government Issuances
FSIS
Directive 7120.1 Rev. 6: Safe and Suitable
Ingredients Used in the Production of Meat,
Poultry and Egg Products
(7/7/2011)
FSIS
Directive 8080.3: Foodborne Illness
Investigations
(11/17/2008)
FSIS
Directive 8080.1 Revision 5: Recall of Meat and
Poultry Products (11/17/2008)
Presentations
The
Future of Food Safety Regulation
Farm
Foundation Forum
James Hodges, executive
vice president, American Meat Institute
(4/7/2009)
Testimony
Government Links
FSIS
Public Health Information System (PHIS) http://www.fsis.usda.gov/phis/
askFSIS (http://askfsis.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/askfsis.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php)
District Veterinary Medical Officers Contact List (04/22/2009)
FSIS Executive Associate for Regulatory Operations: District Assignments (10/3/2011)
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)
FSIS Meat, Poultry and Egg Product
Inspection Directory (http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/Meat_Poultry_Egg_Inspection_Directory/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)
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)
National Advisory Committee on
Microbiological Criteria for Foods (http://www.fsis.usda.gov/About_FSIS/NACMCF/index.asp)
Nonfood Compounds Registration (http://www.nsf.org/business/nonfood_compounds/index.asp?program=NonFoodComReg)
USDA
(http://www.usda.gov/)
FDA
FDA - CFSAN - Inspection, Compliance, Enforcement and Recalls (http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/inspect.html)
FDA - Center for Veterinary Medicine (http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/default.htm)
AMI Links
AMI Foundation
(http://www.amif.org/)
Animal Handling (http://www.animalhandling.org/)
Sanitary Design PrinciplesSanitary Equipment Design Checklist
Sanitary Equipment Design Glossary
Guideline Document: Product Design, Production and Preparation of Certain Ground Beef Products
Interim Guideline for the Validation of HACCP Systems