Food Safety / Inspection

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)

Changes to FSIS Traceback, Recall Procedures for Escherichia coli O157:H7 Positive Raw Beef Product, and Availability of Compliance Guidelines(July 6, 2012) 

Compliance Guide for Residue Prevention and Agency Testing Policy for Residues(June 27, 2012)

Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection (May 29, 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Draft Guidance: HACCP Systems Validation - AMI Written Comments (June 18, 2010)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

Press Releases/News Stories

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/)