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Listeria Monocytogenes Draft
Checklist is Now Available
FSIS has made available a draft checklist titled "Procedures
for the Evaluation of Establishment Control Programs for Listeria
monocytogenes." This draft checklist currently is being used
as part of the risk-based verification testing program for Listeria
monocytogenes (LM) in which product, food-contact surfaces, and the
environment are being sampled in conjunction with a food safety assessment.
FSIS intends to use this checklist instrument as a means to inform
individuals about the type of validation support that serves as the
foundation for the food safety systems. Establishments might find
this checklist instrument helpful in assessing their food safety system
prior to the scheduling of a risk-based verification sample in conjunction
with a food safety assessment. FSIS welcomes comment on the draft
checklist. Comments should be submitted to Dr. Amelia Sharar by October
15, 2005, at Amelia.sharar@fsis.usda.gov
or by phone (202) 205-0210. FSIS will assess the comments and modify
the document accordingly.
The Listeria monocytogenes draft checklist is currently available
on FSIS' Web site and can be accessed from the following locations:
Revised Version of the FSIS Handout, "Notice to
Give Establishment Management When Certain Regulatory Samples Are
Taken"
FSIS Notice 57-05 informs inspection program personnel that the handout
provided to establishment management when the Agency conducts sampling
of specific products has been revised. This handout now includes information
to notify establishments about the possibility that samples may be
tested for threat agents.
Included in sample supply boxes is the handout, "Notice To Give
Establishment Management When Certain Regulatory Samples Are Taken."
The handout encourages establishment management to hold product from
commerce that it determines to be represented by the sample (i.e.,
sampled lot). Inspection program personnel are to give establishment
management a copy of the handout each time an FSIS regulatory sample
is collected for ready-to-eat meat, poultry, or egg products or raw
ground beef products.
Because FSIS is conducting random tests for possible threat agents
on samples of FSIS-inspected product that are sent to the laboratory
for microbial testing, the Agency has revised the handout to make
establishments aware of the threat agent testing. To read this notice
in its entirety visit: www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/Notice_57_05/
Proposed Rule: Allowing Bar-Type Cut Turkey Operations
to Use J-Type Cut Maximum Line Speeds
FSIS is proposing to amend the federal poultry products inspection
regulations to provide that turkey slaughter establishments that open
turkey carcasses with Bar-type cuts to operate at the maximum line
speeds established for J-type cuts, if the establishment uses the
specific type of shackle described in this proposed rule. Under this
proposed rule, as under current regulations, the inspector in charge
will reduce line speeds when the prescribed inspection procedure cannot
be adequately performed within the time available because of the health
conditions of a particular flock or because of other factors.
Comments must be received on or before December 8, 2005. For further
information visit, www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/
regulations_directives_&_notices/ or contact Dr. Shaukat Syed,
director, New Technology Staff, Office of Policy, Program, and Employee
Development at (202) 205-0675.
USDA Food Safety Mobile Deployed to Aid in Relief Effort
Since it first took to the nation's roadways in the spring of 2003,
the USDA Food Safety Mobile has criss-crossed the nation delivering
key food safety messages to help Americans from all walks of life
combat foodborne illness. Starting this weekend, USDA's food safety
messages will have an added measure of importance as the Food Safety
Mobile pulls into the affected Gulf Coast region.
Countless communities in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama have been
devastated by Hurricane Katrina. However there are signs that some
of the hardest hit communities have started down the long road of
recovery and rebuilding. People are returning to their homes, electricity
is being restored, and store owners and shops are reopening.
Even though it might seem like a small piece of the overall relief
effort, the Mobile will play a vital role in helping to educate people
along the Gulf Coast about the unique and specific food safety challenges
they face. The mobile was restocked this week on its way south with
a wide array of food safety supplies and education materials, including
a flyer that offers specific recommendations to Hurricane Katrina
victims.
The Mobile's mission in the next several weeks is to visit as many
communities as possible and to get USDA's food safety education materials
into the hands of those affected by the hurricane.
FSIS is pleased to announce that it has partnered with local retail
and grocery stores to help deliver these important messages, and it
is in the process of scheduling more visits in the coming weeks. The
Mobile will be in the following locations in the next two weeks:
- Sep 18, 2005: Wal-Mart, Pascagoula, MS
- Sep 19, 2005: Wal-Mart, Ocean Springs, MS
- Sep 20, 2005: Wal-Mart, D'Iberville, MS
- Sep 22, 2005: Wal-Mart, Gulfport, MS
- Sep 24, 2005: Wal-Mart, Slidell, LA
- Sep 25, 2005: Wal-Mart, Slidell, LA
- Sep 26, 2005: Wal-Mart,Covington, LA
- Sep 27, 2005: Albertsons, Hammond, LA
- Sep 29, 2005: Albertsons, Baton Rouge, LA
- Sep 30, 2005: Albertsons, Baton Rouge, LA
- Oct 1, 2005: Albertsons, Baton Rouge, LA
- Oct 2, 2005: Albertsons, Baton Rouge, LA
- Oct 5, 2005: Wal-Mart, Hattiesburg, MS
Important Food Safety Materials Available
FSIS is offering food safety literature that many consumers affected
by Hurricane Katrina may find useful. Volunteer food service workers,
facility managers, dispatchers, and trainers will also find value
in these food safety messages. Many of these publications are also
available in Spanish. Items include:
Under Secretary for Food Safety Dr. Richard Raymond recently recorded
a Public Service Announcement on Hurricane Katrina and important food
safety information. To listen go to: www.fsis.usda.gov/news_&_events/Food_Safety_Videos/
Library of Export Requirement Updated
The Library of Export Requirements has been updated to reflect changes
in export requirements for Chile, Germany, European Union, St. Lucia,
St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Switzerland. Complete information
can be found at:
www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations/Export_Information/
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