2018 Residue Sampling Plans ("Blue Book")
United States National Residue Program for Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products: 2018 Residue Sampling Plans (PDF Only)
The U.S. National Residue Program (NRP) for Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products, is an interagency program designed to identify, rank, and analyze for chemical contaminants in meat, poultry, and egg products. The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). FSIS publishes the NRP Residue Sampling Plans (traditionally known as the Blue Book) each year to provide information on the process of sampling meat, poultry, and egg products for chemical contaminants of public health concern.
This year's Blue Book includes the following sections:
- Table of Contents
- Preface, Contacts and Comments, Acknowledgements, Principal Authors
- Acronyms
- Introduction
- Overview of the Sampling Plans
- Domestic Sampling Plan
- Import Reinspection Sampling Plan
- Summary of Changes from the 2017 NRP
- Policy and Procedures for Holding or Controlling Product Under the NRP
- Animal Production Classes
- Summary of the Domestic and Import Reinspection Sampling Plans
- Appendices I-V
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Blue Book 2017
The 2017 Blue Book summarizes the process used by FSIS to conduct the National Residue Program during fiscal year 2017 (October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017).
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Blue Book 2016
The 2016 Blue Book summarizes the process of sampling meat, poultry, and egg products for chemical contaminants of public health concern used by FSIS to conduct the National Residue Program.
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Blue Book 2015
The 2015 Blue Book summarizes the process of sampling meat, poultry, and egg products for chemical contaminants of public health concern used by FSIS to conduct the National Residue Program.
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Blue Book 2014
The 2014 Blue Book summarizes the process of sampling meat, poultry, and egg products for chemical contaminants of public health concern used by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
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Blue Book 2013
The NRP 2013 Residue Sampling Plans focus on chemical residues in domestic meat, poultry, and egg products and address import reinspection of meat and poultry products.
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Blue Book 2012
This document presents a comprehensive explanation of the process used to plan the U.S. National Residue Program (NRP) for Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products for the year 2012.
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Blue Book 2011
The Blue Book, or the U.S. National Residue Program Scheduled Sampling Plans for the year 2011.
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Blue Book 2010
This document presents a comprehensive explanation of the process used to plan the U.S. National Residue Program (NRP) for the year 2010.
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Blue Book 2009
This document presents a comprehensive explanation of the process used to plan the U.S. National Residue Program (NRP) for the year 2009.
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Blue Book 2008
The 2008 FSIS National Residue Program Scheduled Sampling Plans.
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Blue Book 2007
The 2007 FSIS National Residue Program Scheduled Sampling Plans.
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Blue Book 2006
A comprehensive explanation of the process used to plan the FSIS National Residue Program (NRP) for the year 2006.
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Blue Book 2005
A comprehensive explanation of the process used to plan the FSIS National Residue Program (NRP) for the year 2005.
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Blue Book 2004
This page presents a comprehensive explanation of the process used to plan the FSIS National Residue Program for the year 2004.
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Blue Book 2003
This page presents a comprehensive explanation of the process used to plan the FSIS National Residue Program for the year 2003.
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Blue Book 2002
This page presents a comprehensive explanation of the process used to plan the FSIS National Residue Program for the year 2002.
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Blue Book 2001
This page presents a comprehensive explanation of the process used to plan the FSIS National Residue Program for the year 2001.
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Blue Book 2000
This page presents a comprehensive explanation of the process used to plan the FSIS National Residue Program for the year 2000.
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Blue Book 1999
This page presents a comprehensive explanation of the process used to plan the FSIS National Residue Program for the year 1999.