Regulatory Information
Regulatory Information
E. coli Testing Guide Dec[1] Guide to E. coli O157:H7 Testing of Raw Ground Beef and Raw Ground Beef Components
FSIS Revised Directive 8080.1, Rev. 4, Amend. 2, Recall of Meat and Poultry Products. Issued July 26, 2005 (PDF file)
FSIS Notice 46-05 -- Verification of an Establishment's Segregation Procedures Prior to FSIS Ante-Mortem Inspection, issued July 12, 2005.
FSIS Notice 45-05 -- Verification of Activities Related to an Establishment's Controlts for the use of Ingredients of Public Health Concern, issued July 7, 2005.
FSIS Notice 43-05 -- Availability of Guidance Material on Relative Humidity and Time/Temperature for Cooking/Heating for the Production of other Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products, issued June 30, 2005.
FSIS Directive 5730.1 -- Responsibilities in Dual Jurisdiction Establishments, issued June 28, 2005.
FSIS Final Rule 9 CFR Parts 319 and 381 -- Food Standards: Requirments for Substitute Standardized Meat and Poultry Products Named by Use of an Expressed Nurtient Content Claim and a Standardized Term, issued June 10, 2005. (PDF file)
FSIS Notice 32-05 -- Verification of Establishment's Reassessment of HACCP Plans to Address Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products, issued June 1, 2005.
FSIS Notice 25-05 -- Use of Microbial Pathogen Computer Modeling in HACCP Plans, issued May 4, 2005.
FSIS Model Food Security Plans for Industry, issued April 14, 2005.
FSIS Notice 19-05 -- Clarification for FSIS Directive 5420.1, Revision 1 - Homeland Security Threat Condition Response - Food Security Verification Procedures, issued March 23, 2005.
FSIS Notice 16-05 -- Time and Temperature Tables for Cooking Ready-to-Eat Poultry Products, issued March 2, 2005.
FSIS Notice 02-046N -- Generic E. coli and Salmonella Baseline Results, issued Feb. 17, 2005. (PDF file)
Humane Handling and Slaughter Requirements and the Merits of a Systematic Approach to Meet Such Requirements. This is a notice from USDA/FSIS. (PDF file) Released September 9, 2004.
USDA and HHS Strengthen Safeguards Against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. Released July 9, 2004. This page includes links to the FDA interim final rule, FDA proposed rule, fact sheet, FAQs, etc.
Compliance Guidelines for Establishments on the FSIS Microbiological Testing Program and Other Verification Activities for Escherichia coli O157:H7. (PDF file) Released April 13, 2004
Directive 6420.2 --Verification of Procedures for Controlling Fecal Material, Ingesta, and Milk in Slaughter Operations. (PDF file) Released March 31, 2004
Directive 5000.2 --Review of Establishment Data by Inspection Program Personnel. (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
BSE Information -- Here is the latest information on BSE.
Country of Origin Labeling -- Here is the latest information on COOL from USDA.
Directive 10,240.4 --Verification Procedures for the Listeria monocytogenes Regulation and Microbial Sampling of Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Products for the FSIS Verification Testing Program. (PDF file) Released October 2003
Resources:
Draft FSIS Risk Assessment for Listeria in Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products. February 26, 2003 (PDF file)
USDA Issues Directive 10,240.3 "Microbial Sampling of Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Products for the FSIS Verfication Testing Program" to Reduce Listeria Monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products, November 18, 2002 (PDF file) News Release
FSIS Notice 44-02: Instructions for Verifying E. coli O157:H7 Reassessment, November 4, 2002 (PDF file)
Federal Register: 9 CFR Part 417, E. coli O157:H7 Contamination of Beef Products, October 7, 2002 (PDF file) and supplemental information:
Federal Register: 9 CFR Parts 381 and 441, Retained Water in Raw Meat and Poultry Products: Suspension of Regulaton, January 10, 2002 (PDF file)
Ready-to-Eat Directive (PDF file), Product Sampling Attachment and a Summary (PDF file) of the Listeria directive prepared by SMA's legal counsel, Dennis Johnson.
Title 9 - Animals and Animal Products (9CFR, Chapter II and Chapter III)
Chapter II -- Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (Packers and Stockyards Programs), Department of Agriculture;
Chapter III -- Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture
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 (PDF file; 48 pages).
Office of Inspector General Audit of FSIS Operations Report and the Summary Memo of the report from SMA's legal counsel.
Industry Position on Control of Listeria monocytogenes with Emphasis on Meat and Poultry Products -- May 15, 2000
Food Safety and Inspection Service Revised Action Plan for Control of Listeria monocytogenes for the Prevention of Foodborne Listeriosis -- May 2000
Agenda and Presentations from the Technical Conference on the Sanitation Performance Standard Regulation in Omaha, Neb., on Dec. 8-9, 1999 (pdf file; 176 pages)
FSIS Notice: Instructions for Verifying the Listeria monocytogenes Reassessment August 3, 1999
Compliance Guidelines for Meeting Lethality Performance Standards for Certain Meat and Poultry Products (Appendix A to Final Rule) Updated June 17, 1999
Compliance Guidelines for Cooling Heat-Treated Meat and Poultry Products (Stabilization) (Appendix B to Final Rule)
Listeria Guidelines for Industry, May 1999
Federal Register: Listeria monocytogenes contamination of ready-to-eat products; compliance with HACCP system regulations and comment request, May 26, 1999
Guidelines for Developing Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Environmental Sampling/Testing Recommendations (ESTRs) in Ready to Eat (RTE) Products in PDF format; April 28, 1999
