Recorded Webinars on Revised Appendices A & B Now Available

On September 19 and September 21, 2022, FSIS hosted webinars to provide an overview of the revised 2021 Cooking Guideline for Meat and Poultry Products (Revised Appendix A) and 2021 Stabilization Guideline for Meat and Poultry Products (Revised Appendix B). The webinars also provided an opportunity for participants to ask questions. The presentations as well as the recordings and transcripts of the webinars are now available on the FSIS website:

• September 19, 2022, webinar on Revised Appendix A & B Guidelines (repeat/encore)
• September 21, 2022, webinar on Revised Appendix A & B Guidelines (repeat/encore)

These webinars were intended for establishments that were unable to attend the webinars hosted earlier this year. The previous webinars are available on the FSIS website — May 23: Revised Appendix A & B Guidelines, and May 24: Revised Appendix A & B Guidelines (repeat/encore). The September webinars covered the same content as the May webinars and provided an opportunity for participants to ask questions.

FSIS Updated PHIS Industry Reports

FSIS has updated the industry reports available in the Public Health Information System (PHIS). The updates include performance enhancements, such as the ability to run a single report for several establishments simultaneously.

The industry sampling results report now includes aerobic plate count (units of most probable number/milliliter) and Salmonella enumeration (units of colony forming units/milliliter). In October, FSIS plans to add Enterobacteriaceae (units of most probable number/milliliter) testing results to this report. The report now includes results from the Exploratory Young Chicken Carcass Rehang Sampling Project.

Reminder: FSIS to Host Webinar on Expanded Data Access for PHIS Industry Users

On October 4, 2022, from 1-2 p.m. ET, FSIS will host a webinar to demonstrate the expanded functions in the Public Health Information System (PHIS) for industry users, as announced in the September 9, 2022, Constituent Update.

The expansion, launching in October, will allow industry users to review and suggest modifications to FSIS data associated with their establishment profile, such as product volumes and product groups. FSIS inspection program personnel will then be able to verify and approve or deny the modifications within PHIS. 

The webinar will be held on Webex. Pre-registration for the webinar is not required. To access the webinar, please visit the event page on the FSIS website. The recording of the webinar, along with presentation slides, will be posted on the FSIS website for those unable to attend. For questions, contact PHISTechnicalQA@usda.gov.

Upcoming Event

• October 4, 1-2 p.m. ET: Webinar on Expanded Data Access for PHIS Industry Users

Policy Update

FSIS notices and directives on public health and regulatory issues are available on the FSIS Policy webpage. The following policy update was recently issued:

FSIS Notice 53-22 - Cutoff Dates for Fiscal Year 2023 Purchases

Export Requirements Update

The Library of Export Requirements has been updated for products for the following:

• St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• Turks & Caicos Islands
• Dominican Republic
• Egypt
• Canada
• New Caledonia
• Myanmar
• Vietnam
• Solomon Islands
• Western Samoa (Samoa)
• Brazil
• French Polynesia (Tahiti)
• Kiribati
• Jordan
• United Arab Emirates
• Korea
• Hong Kong
• India
• China
• New Zealand
• Singapore

Complete information can be found at the FSIS Import & Export Library.