6,000 Series: Slaughter Inspection

The listing of FSIS directives for this series addresses finished product standards, zero-tolerance for fecal material, anti-microbials, carcass spraying, and humane handling. These directives provide official communications and instruction to Agency personnel in carrying out their functions. Files are provided in PDF format.

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Series

Title

6000.1

Responsibilities Related to Foreign Animal Diseases (FADs) and Reportable Conditions - Revision 1 (Aug 3, 2005; 6 pp)

6020.1

Enhanced Inspection of Poultry Related to a Notification of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Outbreak by FSIS (Nov 20, 2009; 9 pp)

6030.1

Religious Exemption for the Slaughter and Processing of Poultry - Revision 1 (Aug 10, 2005; 11 pp)

6100.1

Ante-Mortem Livestock Inspection - Revision 1 (Apr 16, 2009; 13 pp)

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Specified Risk Material (SRM) Guidance Materials and Resources

6100.2

Post-Mortem Livestock Inspection (Sep 17, 2007; 31 pp)

6100.3

Anti-Mortem and Post-Mortem Poultry Inspection - Revision 1 (Apr 30, 2009; 16 pp)

6100.4

Verification Instructions Related to Specified Risk Materials (Sep 13, 2007; 22 pp)

6120.1

Finished Product Standards Program for the New Line Speed Inspection System and the Streamlined Inspection System (Aug 27, 1987; 3 pp)

6120.2

High Pressure Processing (HPP) and Inspection Program Personnel (IPP) Verification Responsibilities (May 23, 2012; 5 pp)

6130.1

Ante-Mortem, Postmortem Inspection of Equines and Documentation of Inspection Tasks (Jun 28, 2013; 9 pp)

6170.1

Ratite Anti-Mortem and Post-Mortem Inspection (Dec 7, 2007; 10 pp)

6210.2

Inspection of Poultry Feet that are Presented as Eligible to Receive the Mark of Inspection - Revision 1 (May 3, 2005; 4 pp)

Young Chicken Feet Defect Values

6240.1

Inspection, Sampling, and Disposition of Animals for Tuberculosis - Revision 1 (Jan 29, 2009; 10 pp)

6330.1

Carcass Spraying During Chilling (May 26, 1993; 6 pp)

6355.1

Use of Chlorine Dioxide in Poultry Chill Water (Sep 23, 1996; 3 pp)

6400.1

Fowl Ova (Aug 22, 1983; 3 pp)

6410.1

Verifying Sanitary Dressing and Process Control Procedures in Slaughter Operations of Cattle of Any Age - Revision 1 (Nov 3, 2011; 23 pp)

6410.3

Verifying Sanitary Dressing and Process Control Procedures by Off-Line Inspection Program Personnel (IPP) in Poultry Slaughter Operations (Jul 17, 2012; 37 pp)

6420.2

Verification of Procedures for Controlling Fecal Material, Ingesta and Milk in Slaughter Operations (Mar 31, 2004; 14 pp)

6440.1

Verification Activities for the Sanitary Air Inflation of Livestock Carcasses and Parts (Apr 14, 2011; 3 pp)

6700.1

Retained Water in Raw Meat and Poultry Products (Nov 27, 2002; 11 pp)