Removing Risk: Developing Best Practices for the Removal of S.R.M.'s written by Drs. Kerri B. Harris and Jeff Savell, digitally reprinted from the March 2004 issue of Meat & Poultry Magazine.

EIAO/FSRE Training Materials Order Form (PDF file)

Directive 6420.2 --Verification of Procedures for Controlling Fecal Material, Ingesta, and Milk in Slaughter Operations. (PDF file) Released March 31, 2004

Directive 10,010.1 --Microbiological Testing Program and Other Verification Activities for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Raw Ground Beef Products and Raw Ground Beef Componenets and Beef Patty Componenets. (PDF file) Released March 31, 2004

Directive 5000.2 --Review of Establishment Data by Inspection Program Personnel. (PDF file) Released March 31, 2004

FSIS Increases Efficiency in Detecting Salmonella, March 27, 2003

Ready-to-Eat Directive and Product Sampling Attachment.

Performance Standards for the Production of Processed Meat and Poultry Products; Proposed Rule (9 CFR Parts 301, 303, et. al.) -- Federal Register, February 27, 2001

Relative Risk to Public Health from Foodborne Listeria Monocytogenes Among Selected Categories of Ready-to-Eat Foods; Draft Risk Assessment Document and Risk Management Action Plan; Availability -- Federal Register, January 19, 2001

Food Safety and Inspection Service Revised Action Plan for Control of Listeria monocytogenes for the Prevention of Foodborne Listeriosis May 2000

FSIS Public Meeting To Address Listeria Monocytogenes Initiatives 5/8/00

FSIS Directive 7700.1 Irradiation of Meat and Poultry Products 2/22/00

FSIS Directive 11,000.1 Sanitation Performance Standards 1/25/00
Sanitation Performance Standards Attachment II

FSIS Directive 8080.1 Recall of Meat and Poultry Products 1/19/00

USDA Approves Irradiation of Meat to Help Improve Food Safety (December 14, 1999)

Videotape Order Form for the FSIS Technical Conference on the Sanitation Performance Standard Regulation held in Omaha, Neb., on December 8-9, 1999

Agenda and Presentations from the Technical Conference on the Sanitation Performance Standard Regulation in Omaha, Neb. (pdf file; 176 pages)

Final Rule Extends E. coli Testing to Sheep, Goats, Horses, and Other Species
FSIS News Release, Nov. 29, 1999. Federal Register Notice (PDF file).

FSIS Announces Availability Of Canadian Equivalence Proposal
FSIS News Release, Nov. 29, 1999. Federal Register Notice (PDF file)

FSIS Issues Regulations On Rules Of Practice For Enforcement Actions
FSIS News Release, Nov. 29, 1999.

Sanitation Requirements for Official Meat and Poultry Establishments
Final Rule published in the Federal Register on October 20, 1999. (PDF file)

Sanitation Performance Standards Compliance Guide
Published by FSIS on October 13, 1999. (PDF file); updated on December 9, 1999

Progress Report on Salmonella Testing of Raw Meat and Poultry Products October 1999.

FSIS Notice: Instructions for Verifying the Listeria monocytogenes Reassessment August 3, 1999

Amendment to the Beef Promotion and Research Rules and Regulations; Extension of Comment Period on Proposed Rule; Federal Register -- Agricultural Marketing Service, Comment Period Extension, October 28, 1998.

Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food (Meat) U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Final Rule, December 3, 1997.

Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food (Poultry) U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Final Rule, December 3, 1997.

GUIDE TO MINIMIZE MICROBIAL FOOD SAFETY HAZARDS FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Working Draft, U.S Food and Drug Administration, November 25, 1997.

Importation of Sliced and Pre-Packaged Dry-Cured Pork Products-- Proposed Rule-- Federal Register, April 14, 1997.

User Fees To Cover On-site Inspection Costs of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products-- Federal Register, March 5, 1997.

President's National Food Safety Initiative-- Federal Register, March 21, 1997.

User Fees To Cover On-site Inspection Costs of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products - Notice-- Federal Register, March 5, 1997

Poultry Inspection: Revision of Finished Product Standards With Respect to Fecal Contamination -- Federal Register, February 4, 1997

The NAHMS Swine '95 study findings on Salmonella and PRRS--January 29, 1997.

Use of the Term "Fresh" on the Labeling of Raw Poultry Products Final rule -- FSIS, Federal Register -- December 17, 1996

Supervisory Review Guide for the Evaluation Process of the SSOP Regulatory Requirements has been released by FSIS -- December 16, 1996

Beef Safety Research Priorities Recommendations from H. Russell Cross to the National Cattlemen's Beef Association

Export Reporting for Meat and Meat Products Advance notice of proposed rulemaking -- November 14, 1996.

Advanced Meat/Bone Separation Machinery and Meat Recovery Systems Notice; request for public comments, FSIS -- Federal Register November 8, 1996.

Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Associated with Drinking Unpasteurized Commercial Apple Juice --- October 1996 Morbidity and Mortality Report, November 8, 1996.

Outbreaks of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection, 1996, Japan -- Infectious Agents Surveillance Reports by the National Institutes of Health.

AAMP Offers Sanitation SOP Training Kit for Small, Medium-sized Plants
To help American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP) members and others set up a sanitation Standard Operating Procedure plan that is required by USDA's HACCP regulation, AAMP is offering a two-part SOP training kit. The kit, which consists of a 30-minute video on plant sanitation and a loose-leaf manual and workbook, is available right now. The cost for "Standard Operating Procedures for Meat and Poultry Plants" (both the video and workbook) is only $79.00 for AAMP members and $99.00 for non-members, including shipping and handling. The training materials were developed by Dr. Dennis Buege and his staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. To order the training kit, contact AAMP at (717) 367-1168 or by fax at (717) 367-9096.

Use of Sodium Citrate Buffered With Citric Acid in Certain Cured and Uncured Processed Meat and Poultry Products -- Action: Affirmation of effective date for direct final rule, FSIS -- Federal Register, July 19, 1996

Performance Standards for the Production of Certain Cooked Meat and Poultry Products--Reopening of Comment Period, FSIS -- Federal Register, July 9, 1996

Concentration in Agriculture -- A Report of the USDA Advisory Committee on Agricultural Concentration

CDC: Raspberries from Guatemala Linked to Cyclospora Outbreaks

HACCP ALLIANCE AWARDED USDA/FSIS GENERIC HACCP MODEL DEVELOPMENT GRANT

International Meat and Poultry HACCP Alliance Elects Officers and Seats Board of Directors

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Information

Pork and Pork Products From Mexico Transiting the United States - Final Rule, USDA -- Federal Register, June 25, 1996.

Tentative Voluntary Poultry Grade Standards - Notice; extension of test-market period, AMS -- Federal Register, June 13, 1996.

Food Standards: Requirements for Processed Meat and Poultry Products Named by Use of an Expressed Nutrient Content Claim and a Standardized Term--Extension of Comment Period -- Federal Register, May 28, 1996

Interstate Shipment of State-inspected Meat and Poultry Products - Notice; request for public comments, FSIS -- Federal Register, May 7, 1996.

Performance Standards for the Production of Certain Meat and Poultry Products - Proposed Rule, FSIS -- Federal Register, May 2, 1996.

Standards for Grades of Slaughter Cattle and Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef, Final rule, postponement of effective date -- Federal Register, May 1, 1996.

Concentration in the Red Meat Packing Industry Report USDA, Packers and Stockyards Programs, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration -- February 1996

Color of Cooked Ground Beef and Juices As It Relates to Doneness -- FSIS, April 30 1996.

Use of Sodium Citrate Buffered With Citric Acid in Certain Cured and Uncured Processed Meat and Poultry Products FSIS direct final rule -- Federal Register, April 24, 1996.

Use of Sorbitol in Cooked Roast Beef Products FSIS withdrawls direct final rule -- Federal Register, April 16, 1996.

Policy Change - Achieving the Zero Tolerance performance Standard for Beef Carcasses by Knife Trimming and Vacuuming with Hot Water or Steam; Use of Acceptable Carcass Inerventions for Reducing Carcass Contamination without Prior Agency Approval -- April 4, 1996, Federal Register

FSIS and International Meat and Poultry HACCP Alliance Seek Harmony in HACCP Training

USDA APPROVES NEW METHOD FOR REMOVING CONTAMINATION FROM BEEF CARCASSES -- March 27, 1996, USDA News Release

Pennsylvania Packer and Packer Buyer Agree to Consent Decision -- USDA News Release, Feb. 27, 1996

Use of Sorbitol in Cooked Roast Beef Products- USDA/FSIS Rules and Regulations, Federal Register, Feb. 27, 1996

Food Standards: Requirements for Processed Meat and Poultry Products Named by Use of an Expressed Nutrient Content Claim and a Standardized Term - Extension of Comment Period - USDA/FSIS Proposed Rules, Federal Register, Feb. 27, 1996

Cattle Exportations; Tuberculosis and Brucellosis Test Requirements - USDA/APHIS Rules and Regulations, Federal Register, Feb. 23, 1996

Pork and Pork Products from Mexico Transiting the United States - USDA/APHIS Proposed Rule, Federal Register, Feb. 23, 1996

Tentative Voluntary Poultry Grade Standards - USDA Notice, Federal Register, Feb. 15, 1996

USDA Background Report on Meat Packing Industry Concentration Study

Use of the Fast Antimicrobial Screen Test for Bob Veal Calves - USDA Final Rule, Federal Register, Feb. 9, 1996

Standards for Grades of Slaughter Cattle and Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef - USDA Final Rule, Federal Register, Jan. 30, 1996

USDA Regulatory Reforms to Improve Meat and Poultry Safety -- WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 1996

Reshaping USDA's Meat and Poultry Inspection Program . . . An AAMP Perspective And Analysis Of the Agency's Top-To-Bottom Review And How It Affects You And Your Business

Seafood Safety Regulations Announced -- December 5, 1995

Seafood Exporters to the European Union (EU)

The EU is requiring that all seafood products produced for export to the EU on or after January 1, 1996, must be processed using HACCP controls.

Seafood HACCP Alliance Update

Outbreak of Salmonellosis Associated with Beef Jerky -- New Mexico, 1995 Report can be found in the October 27 edition of the Weekly Morbidity and Mortality Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Transcripts from HACCP Issue-Focused Meetings held September 13 - 15 and 27 - 29 are available in PDF format.

• Sept. 13 Transcript
• Sept. 14 Transcript
• Sept. 15 Transcript
• Sept. 27 Transcript
• Sept. 28 Transcript
• Sept. 29 Transcript

Issue Papers from the USDA/FSIS Pathogen Reduction/HACCP Public Meetings on September 29. The issue paper topic is: "Specific Product Considerations Involving International Trade."

Issue Papers from the USDA/FSIS Pathogen Reduction/HACCP Public Meetings on September 28 and an additional paper from the September 27 meeting. The three issue paper topics are: "Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures," "Specific Economic Considerations and Issues," and "Specific Product Considerations Involving Religious, Ethnic, and Cultural Food Handling Practices."

Issue Papers from the USDA/FSIS Pathogen Reduction/HACCP Public Meetings on September 27. The two issue paper topics are: "Carcass Cooling Standards for Red Meat and Poultry" and "Antimicrobial Treatments in Slaughter Plants."

Issue Paper from the USDA/FSIS Pathogen Reduction/HACCP Public Meetings on September 15. The issue paper topic is: "Pathogen Reduction Performance Standards - Microbial Testing."

Issue Paper from the USDA/FSIS Pathogen Reduction/HACCP Public Meetings on September 14. The issue paper topic is: "Regulatory Shift to Performance Standards - Layering."

Issue Paper from the USDA/FSIS Pathogen Reduction/HACCP Public Meetings on September 13. The issue paper topic is: "Overview of HACCP Proposal FSIS Oversight of HACCP Changing Role of Inspectors Under HACCP."

State of Hawaii designated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act. Federal Register October 24,1995.

USDA Official Outlines Food Safety Strategy for Inspection Change

NASDA Releases Legislation to Reform the Meat and Poultry Inspection System - August 24, 1995

What HACCP Really Means
Dr. H. Russell Cross was interviewed about HACCP for a BEEF magazine article in September 1994.

Food Science or Political Science? A news release from the Institute of Food Science and Engineering.

Training, Certification and Verification Top Priorities for HACCP Alliance
News Release on December 9, 1994

HACCP - What Is It, and Why Should I Care?
A speech presented to the Texas Cattle Feeder's Association Board of Directors by Dr. H. Russell Cross on January 12, 1995.

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