NEW! Industry Best Practices for Holding Tested Products (PDF file) -- September 19, 2005 Version. Coordinated by the American Association of Meat Processors, American Meat Institute, Food Products Association, National Chicken Council, National Meat Association, National Turkey Federation, North American Meat Processors Association, and the Southwest Meat Association. Facilitated by the International HACCP Alliance
Best Practices for Beef Slaughter (PDF file) -- November, 2003 Version. Developed by the National Meat Association, Southwest Meat Association, American Meat Institute, and National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Best Practices for Handling Vacuum Packed Sub-Primal Beef Cuts (PDF file) -- September, 2003, Version. Developed by the National Meat Association, Southwest Meat Association, and American Meat Institute
Best Practices for Raw Ground Products (PDF file) -- November, 2003, Version. Developed by the National Meat Association, Southwest Meat Association, American Meat Institute, and National Cattlemen's Beef Association
USDA/FSIS Guidance for Beef Slaughter Operations (PDF file) -- September, 2002.
USDA/FSIS Guidance for Beef Grinder Operations (PDF file) -- September, 2002.