Policy Development Division

Policy Development Division

The Policy Development Division (PDD) provides leadership in the identification of policy needs, and the subsequent development of policy solutions to address the intent and application of verification and enforcement policy in in-plant activities.

Interactive Knowledge Exchange (IKE)
IKE is a tool available to all Field Operations employees. Through the use of fictional scenarios, IKE allows employees to review FSIS requirements, and hopefully, to correlate with his or her work-group and supervisor regarding the application of those requirements. Also available on the IKE homepage are the following links:

Technical Guidance Documents
Guidance for meat, poultry, egg products, and retail and foodservice establishments in hurricane-affected areas that identifies food safety factors establishments should consider as they resume operations.

Humane Interactive Knowledge Exchange (HIKE)
Like IKE, the HIKE uses fictional scenarios to help employees improve their knowledge and understanding of humane handling and slaughter laws, regulations, directives and notices.

Also available on the HIKE web page are the following links:

HIKE Scenarios

PolicyPoints
PolicyPoints are PowerPoint presentations prepared for each new FSIS issuance (e.g., notices and directives) to provide a uniform delivery system for supervisors, inspection personnel and industry to minimize the need for clarification after release of new issuances. Each presentation will capture the highlights and significant changes in each new issuance.

Business and Industry: Questions and Answers
This page contains answers to various questions from inspection personnel, industry, and other interested parties, many of which pertain to recent FSIS policy issuances.

SRM Guidance Material
FSIS provides assistance to inspection program personnel in performing their verification activities as outlined in the final rule dated Jul 13, 2007, amending 9 CFR 310.22(a)(3) of its regulations for the removal, segregation, and disposition of specified risk materials (SRMs).

Photograph 1 - Basic anatomical features to help determine the location of the most distal point of the distal ileum portion of the small intestine. (PDF only)
Photograph 2 - View of the ileocecal junction. (PDF only)
Photograph 3 - View the uncoiling and trimming of the distal ileum proximal to the ileocecal junction. (PDF only)
Supplementary Images in Support of FSIS Directive 6100.4 - Verification Instructions Related to Specified Risk Materials and associated questions and answers. (PDF Only)
Powerpoint presentation on Identification and Removal of Lingual and Palatine Tonsils as SRMs in Beef Market Heads and Tongues | PDF
9 CFR 310.22 - Specified Risk Materials from Cattle and their Handling and Disposition (PDF Only)
Information and diagrams on the acceptable removal of tonsils from cattle for purposes of 9 CFR 310.22.

BSE Guidance Material

Using Dentition to Age Cattle
Despite individual differences, when the age of an animal is not known, examination of the teeth serves as the best and most practical method of age determination.

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Last Modified: October 8, 2009


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