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

FSIS Ante-Mortem Requirements Relative to Disposition of Non-Ambulatory Disabled (NAD) Bovine Animals
BSE Surveillance Program Resources
Verification of Requirements Relative to Imported Canadian Cattle
Verification of SRM Removal Including Tonsils
Links to Additional BSE Information

FSIS Ante-Mortem Requirements Relative to Disposition of Non-Ambulatory Disabled (NAD) Bovine Animals

9 CFR 309.2 - Livestock suspected of being diseased or affected with certain conditions; identifying suspects; disposition on post-mortem inspection or otherwise.
Docket No. FSIS-2008-0022
Final Rule: Requirements for the Disposition of Cattle that Become Non-Ambulatory Disabled Following Ante-mortem Inspection
- Audit Report - Food Safety and Inspection Service Oversight of the Recall by Hallmark/Westland Meat Packaging Company (Sep 2009; PDF Only)
- Vilsack Announces Final Rule for Handling of Non-Ambulatory Cattle (Mar 14, 2009)
- Vilsack Issues Conditional License for Vaccine to Reduce E. coli in Feedlot Cattle (Mar 13, 2009)
- USDA Food Safety Actions
- Proposed Rule: Docket No. FSIS 2008-0022 | PDF (Aug 27, 2008)
askFSIS Current Questions and Answers Relative to "Non-Ambulatory Disabled" or "NAD"

BSE Surveillance Program Resources

Verification of Requirements Relative to Imported Canadian Cattle

MOU between APHIS and FSIS (PDF Only)
APHIS Docket No. 2006-0041 - Proposed Rule: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions; Importation of Live Bovines and Products Derived From Bovines (Jan 9, 2007; PDF Only)

Verification of SRM Removal Including Tonsils

9 CFR 310.22 - Specified Risk Materials from Cattle and their Handling and Disposition (PDF Only)
- Verification Tool (PDF Only)
- AgLEARN - FSIS-808-09 Tonsil Course (E-authentication logon credential required)
Docket No. 03-025IFA
Final Rule: Prohibition of the Use of Specified Risk Materials for Human Food and Requirements for the Disposition of Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle
FSIS Directive 6100.4 - Verification Instructions Related to Specified Risk Materials (Sep 13, 2007; PDF Only)
- Questions and Answers (PDF Only)
- Supplementary Images
- PolicyPoint PowerPoint Presentation - Identification and Removal of Lingual and Palatine Tonsils as SRMs in Beef Market Heads and Tongues | PDF
- Using Detention to Age Cattle
- FAQs on Transport of SRMs to other Official Establishments
askFSIS Current Questions and Answers Relative to "Specified Risk Materials" or "SRMs"
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Training: Key Points for the Public Health Veterinarian (PDF Only)

Links to Additional BSE Information

Last Modified Jun 23, 2013

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