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FSIS to Co-Host Public Meeting on E. coli Non-O157 STEC
FSIS and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration's Center
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will hold a public
meeting on Oct. 17 to solicit input on the public health significance of various strains of Escherichia
coli (E. coli).
The purpose of the meeting is to seek input from academia, consumers, other public health and regulatory
agencies and industry on the issue of whether non-O157:H7 STECs should be considered to be adulterants as
E. coli O157:H7 is.
The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the George Mason University, Arlington Campus,
3401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Va. The campus is located near the Virginia Square Metro Station on
Metro's Orange Line for participants attending in person.
Pre-registration for each meeting is encouraged. To register online, go to
www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/
meetings_&_events/index.asp,
select the appropriate meeting and indicate whether you will be attending onsite at George Mason
University or participating by phone.
The agency is accepting comments through Oct. 15. Comments can be submitted to Dr. Denise Eblen by e-mail to
Denise.Elben@fsis.usda.gov
or by fax at (202) 690-6334.
For more information on the logistics of the meeting, contact Sheila Johnson at (202) 690-6498 or by e-mail to
Sheila.Johnson@fsis.usda.gov.
FSIS Issues Notice on Verification Sampling
FSIS issued Notice 62-07 on Sept. 28 titled, Instructions for Verification Sampling Programs for
E. coli O157:H7 In Raw Beef Products.
The notice responds to questions concerning FSIS Notices 17-07 and 18-07 and provides new guidance
to inspection program personnel on collecting samples of beef manufacturing trimmings and other raw
ground beef and patty components for E. coli O157:H7 testing.
In addition, this notice provides new instructions for submitting samples to the laboratory for
E. coli O157:H7 testing.
Notice 62-07 is available on FSIS' Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FSISNotices/62-07.pdf.
FSIS to Issue Directives
FSIS publishes directives to enable the agency to carry out its mission of protecting public health.
The following directives are expected to be issued within the next month:
Directives:
5420.1 - Homeland Security. This directive will set out food defense procedures that the
Office of Field Operations should follow.
5500.2 Revision 2 - Non-Routine Incident Response. This directive will offer clarification
and provide corrections to the preceding version (5500.2 Revision 1).
6100.3 - Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Inspection of Poultry. Instructions in this directive
will provide public health veterinarians, off-line and on-line inspection program personnel guidance
on how to perform ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection on poultry.
6170.1 - Ratite Inspection Methodology. This directive will provide direction to
inspection program personnel on performing ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection on ratites.
8080.1 - Recall of Meat and Poultry Products. This directive will address recall
effectiveness and checks on imported product.
8140.1 - Inspection Program Responsibilities when Establishments Receive Adulterated or Misbranded Products.
This directive will update instructions for Form 8140-1.
Export Requirement Updates
The Library of Export Requirements has been updated to reflect changes in export requirements for the following:
Complete information can be found at www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/
Export_Information/index.asp.
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