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Petition Submitted by the American Meat Institute, the National Meat Association, and the National Milk Producers Federation (PDF Only)
Other documents related to Docket 03-025F (specified risk materials; non-ambulatory disabled cattle) are available on the Interim & Final Rules page.

Regulatory Limits for Listeria

FSIS Technical Comments to FDA (Apr 11, 2008; PDF Only)
Letter from Under Secretary for Food Safety Richard Raymond to Dr. Stephen Sundlof, Director, CFSAN/FDA (Image-only PDF; Mar 27, 2008)
Letter from Philip S. Derfler to The Alliance for Listeriosis Prevention (Image-only PDF; Sep 13, 2005)
Petition to FSIS from Industry Associations (Image-only PDF; May 31, 2005)

Slaughter Inspection 101
Describes the basics of inspection, and the duties performed by FSIS inspectors, in meat and poultry slaughter facilities.

This section includes information on the meat, poultry, and egg products inspection laws, Federal Register documents, to include access to the latest version of Title 9 CFR Parts 300-599, FSIS directives and notices, FSIS inspection issuances, and administrative regulations.

This section includes information on compliance guides, HACCP guides, the humane interactive knowledge exchange (HIKE) , the interactive knowledge exchange (IKE), labeling guidance, new technologies, and small and very small outreach.

This section includes information on meat, poultry, and egg products establishments, regulatory enforcement and Risk-Based Inspection.

This section includes information on the requirements for State inspection programs, reviews of State programs, plants operating under State inspection, and States without inspection programs.

This section contains information on exports and imports, the equivalence process, import and export data, and Codex Alimentarius.

This section contains links to reports from the National Advisory Committee on Meat & Poultry Inspection as well as the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria For Foods.

Last Modified: May 2, 2008


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