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BSE Workshops for Small & Very Small Plants

FSIS held a series of teaching workshops from January through March 2004 to discuss the actions that FSIS has taken to prevent human exposure to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) by ensuring that high-risk materials do not enter the human food supply.

Workshop materials are offered here. Presentations are offered as plain text outlines or as Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT) files.

Introduction

FSIS Authority
USDA News Release No. 0449.03, Veneman Announces Additional Protection Measures to Guard Against BSE (Dec 30, 2003)
FSIS News Release, USDA Issues New Regulations to Address BSE (Jan 8, 2004)

BSE Overview & Awareness

BSE Overview
BSE Overview & Awareness Meetings | PPT
FSIS Notice 4-04, Awareness Meeting Regarding New Regulations that Prohibit Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle and the Use of Certain Materials from Cattle for Human Food | PDF (Jan 9, 2004)
FSIS Notice 7-04, Questions and Answers for FSIS Notice 4-04 Regarding FSIS's BSE Regulations | PDF (Jan 14, 2004)

Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle

Non-ambulatory Disabled Cattle | PPT
FSIS Requirements for Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle
Requirements for the Disposition of Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle
Interim final rule, Prohibition of the Use of Specified Risk Materials for Human Food and Requirements for the Disposition of Non-ambulatory Disabled Cattle | PDF (Jan 12, 2004)
FSIS Notice 5-04, Interim Guidance for Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle and Age Determination | PDF (Jan 12, 2004)
FSIS Notice 10-04, Questions and Answers, Regarding the Age Determination of Cattle and Sanitation | PDF (Jan 29, 2004)

Specified Risk Materials (SRMs)

Specified Risk Materials | PPT
FSIS Requirements Prohibiting Use of Specified Risk Materials (SRMs) for Human Food
Prohibition of the Use of Specified Risk Materials in Human Food (PDF Only)
FSIS Notice 9-04, Verification Instructions for the Interim Final Rule Regarding Specified Risk Materials (SRMs) in Cattle | PDF (Jan 23, 2004)

BSE Surveillance

BSE Surveillance | PPT
APHIS BSE Surveillance | PPT
BSE Surveillance Program and Holding Procedures
Notice 03-048N, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Surveillance Program | PDF (Jan 12, 2004)

Advanced Meat Recovery (AMR)

Advanced Meat Recovery (AMR) | PPT
FSIS Requirements for Advanced Meat Recovery (AMR) - Beef (PDF Only)
FSIS Requirements for Advanced Meat Recovery (AMR) - Pork (PDF Only)
Meat Produced by Advanced Meat/Bone Separation Machinery and Meat Recovery (AMR) Systems (PDF Only)
Interim Final Rule 03-038IF, Meat Produced by Advanced Meat/Bone Separation Machinery and Meat Recovery (AMR) Systems | PDF (Jan 12, 2004)

Air-Injection Stunning

Air-Injection Stunning | PPT
FSIS Prohibitions on Air-injection Stunning Devices
Prohibition of the Use of Certain Stunning Devices Used to Immobilize Cattle During Slaughter
Interim Final rule 01-033IF, Prohibition of the Use of Certain Stunning Devices Used to Immobilize Cattle During Slaughter | PDF (Jan 12, 2004)

Appendices

Frequently Asked Questions 1, FSIS Further Strengthens Protections Against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
Frequently Asked Questions 2, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - "Mad Cow Disease"
USDA News Release, Case of BSE in the United States: Chronology of Events
Canadian Food Inspection Agency: Regulations Amending the Health of Animals Regulations

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