Food Safety and Inspection Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700

FSIS Constituent Update: February 20, 2004

BSE Teaching Workshops Continue

Over 120 participants from small and very small establishments and state programs have attended the Agency’s first two BSE Teaching Workshops. Participants were presented with an explanation of the new BSE regulatory requirements and were provided technical assistance and resource materials. The feedback has been positive and there is still time to register for the three remaining workshops, which are listed below.

FSIS encourages participants to pre-register for the workshops. Participants can either call (800) 384-3100 or click on one of the links below for the workshop in their area.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/forms/reg_siouxfalls.asp

Madison, Wisconsin: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/forms/reg_madison.asp

Binghamton, New York: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/forms/reg_binghamton.asp

Export Requirement Updates

The Library of Export Requirements has been updated to reflect changes in export requirements for Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Singapore, and Ukraine. Complete information can be found at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OFO/export/explib.htm

Codex Schedules Public Meetings for 2004

A number of public meetings have been scheduled to occur prior to Codex Committee sessions this year. The Delegates to the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR), the Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene (CCMH), the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (CCFAC), the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS), the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH), and the Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products (CCMMP) have all posted public meetings. Dates, times, and locations for theses meetings are available at http://www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.

THIS WEEK’S HOT WEB LINKS

*This section has been added to remind readers of information available on the FSIS web site.
Web links will vary from week-to-week.

• Food Safety and Inspection Service Electronic Reading Room
  http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FOIA/readroom.htm

• Residue Violator Alert List
  http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/ric/Reports/02092004.htm

• Recall Information Center
  http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/recalls/rec_actv.htm

For Further Information Contact:
FSIS Constituent Affairs Program
Phone: (202) 720-9113
Fax: (202) 720-5704
E-mail: LisaWallenda.Picard@fsis.usda.gov

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