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SMA 72nd Annual Convention & Suppliers’ Showcase

Hyatt Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio, TX
More information will be announced as we get closer to the event.

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Date
Jul 26 - 29 2028
Time
All Day
Location
Hyatt Hill Country Resort & Spa
Hyatt Hill Country Resort & Spa
9800 Hyatt Resort Dr. San Antonio, TX 78251
Website https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/texas/hyatt-regency-hill-country-resort-and-spa/sanhc

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Meat Industry News: FSIS Expands RTE Listeria Sampling, PHIS NR/MOI Updates & Farm Bill 2.0 Status
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Brittany Moore and Lacey Bates review key meat industry updates, including FSIS’s expanded Listeria environmental sampling in ready-to-eat (RTE) establishments producing post-lethality exposed products. After a pilot in Raleigh, Chicago, and Alameda adding four environmental swabs (two food contact and two non-food contact), FSIS will expand sampling across all nine districts in phases starting January 2027 to improve early detection of sanitation deficiencies and areas where Listeria can persist; positives may trigger follow-up verification testing or food safety assessments. They also cover recent FSIS PHIS updates affecting noncompliance records (NRs), memos of interview (MOIs), and appeals, including new numbering for records created after September 18 and new functions such as requesting finalized versions after changes. Finally, they discuss Farm Bill 2.0 negotiations as the 2018 Farm Bill extension expires Sept. 30, noting MCOOL for beef as a key House-Senate difference.

 

Topics

01:07 Listeria Sampling Expansion

02:12 What FSIS Will Test

03:34 Impacts for RTE Plants

04:34 Rollout Timeline Prep

05:47 PHIS Updates Explained

07:10 New NR MOI Numbering

08:15 Farm Bill Deadline

09:36 MCOOL Policy Divide

10:48 What to Watch Next

11:44 Wrap Up and Resources

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