From the News Archives

• USDA Issues New Regulations To Address BSE (Jan 8, 2004)
• USDA Begins Sampling Program for Advanced Meat Recovery Systems (Mar 3, 2003)
  • Analysis of 2002 FSIS Bovine AMR Products Survey Results (Mar 11, 2003; PDF Only)
  • The Follow-up to the Beef AMR Product Survey of 2002 (Mar 2003; PDF Only)

Backgrounders

• Revised Directive for Advanced Meat Recovery Systems (Dec 2002)
• FSIS Releases Survey of Advanced Meat Recovery Systems (Mar 1997)

Consumer Publications

• Hot Dogs and Food Safety (Jun 2006) | PDF
• Meat and Poultry Labeling Terms (Aug 2006) | PDF

Federal Register Notices and Related Documents

• Docket No. 03-038IF, Meat Produced by Advanced Meat/Bone Separation Machinery and Meat Recovery (AMR) Systems (Interim Final Rule; Jan 12, 2004) | PDF
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• Docket No. 00-022N - E. coli O157:H7 Contamination of Beef Products (Compliance with the HACCP system regulations and request for comment; Oct 7, 2002) | PDF
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• Docket 98-005P - Nutrition Labeling of Ground or Chopped Meat and Poultry Products and Single-Ingredient Products (Proposed rule; Jan 18, 2001) | PDF
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• Docket 98-027R - Meat Produced by Advanced Meat/Bone Separation Machinery and Recovery Systems (Proposed rule; Dec 16, 1999) | PDF
  • Advanced Meat Recovery Systems, L.M. Crawford (PDF Only)
  • Revised Results of 1996 FSIS Advanced Meat Recovery (AMR) Survey, based on Agricultural Research Service (ARS) procedure for analyzing iron. (PDF Only)
  • Advanced Meat Recovery Systems - An Economic Analysis of Proposed USDA Regulations, Sparks Companies (PDF Only)
  • Worker Safety Issues Related to Advanced Meat Recovery (PDF Only)
  • Related documents
• Docket 96-027P - Meat Produced by Advanced Meat/Bone Separation Machinery and Recovery Systems (Notice of policy change; Apr 13, 1998)

FSIS Directives

• 7160.1 - Meat Produced by Advanced Meat/Bone Separation Machinery and Meat Recovery Systems (Sep 13, 1996; PDF Only)
• 7160.2 - "Meat" Prepared using Advanced Mechanical Meat/Bone Separation Machinery and Meat Recovery Systems (Apr 14, 1997; PDF Only)
• 7160.3 - Advanced Meat Recovery Using Beef Vertebral Raw Materials (Dec 2, 2002) | PDF
• 6700.1 - Retained Water in Raw Meat and Poultry Products (Nov 27, 2002; PDF Only)
  • 6700.1 Amendment 1 Change Transmittal Sheet (Jan 7, 2003) | PDF
• 10,210.1 Unified Sampling Form - Amendment 1 (Jun 10, 1999)
  • Amendment 6 - Change Transmittal Sheet (PDF only)
  • Amendment 5 - Change Transmittal Sheet (PDF only)
  • Amendment 4 - Change Transmittal Sheet (PDF Only)
  • Amendment 3 - Change Transmittal Sheet (PDF Only)
  • Amendment 2 - Change Transmittal Sheet (PDF only)

Guidance Documents

• Guidance for Beef Grinders and Suppliers of Boneless Beef and Trim Products: Guide for Minimizing Impact Associated with Food Safety Hazards in Raw Ground Meat and Other FSIS Regulated Products (Sep 2002; PDF Only)