Role of Inspectors under Traditional Inspection and HACCP-based Models Project

Traditional Inspection	Models Project
Every carcass receives inspection	Every carcass receives inspection
Inspector has authority to stop line, as appropriate	Inspector has authority to stop line, as appropriate
Inspector has authority to retain adulterated product	Inspector has authority to retain adulterated product
Inspector has authority to withhold marks of inspection	Inspector has authority to withhold marks of inspection
Inspector can take action on insanitary conditions	Inspector can take action on insanitary conditions
Inspector sorts carcasses and directs plant to remove animals and birds before slaughter, and carcasses and parts after slaughter, that are unsafe for human consumption or unwholesome	Plant removes animals and birds before slaughter, and carcasses and parts after slaughter, to meet FSIS standards. Inspector oversees and verifies this process
Inspector located at fixed point on slaughter line	Inspector is free to move—at assignment by inspector-in-charge (IIC)—to any point on slaughter line needing oversight
Inspector defines corrective actions	Inspector oversees and verifies plant’s corrective actions
Inspector identifies and directs plant to remove defects	Inspector oversees and verifies plant’s identification and removal of defects; verifies that products meets FSIS standards
Inspector solves production control problems	Inspector oversees plant’s solutions to production control problems
Inspector takes samples of products for analysis, using scientific and technical methods as determined by statistical design and IIC	Inspector takes samples of products for analysis, using scientific and technical methods as determined by statistical design and IIC
	Inspector conducts in-depth reviews of selected plant records, as determined by statistical design and IIC