FSIS produces a number of comprehensive reports related to the Agency's sampling programs. These reports allow FSIS to publicly share information about the Agency's' sampling programs, discuss the statistical and policy basis for these programs and future changes to develop new programs and modify existing programs.

FSIS released the Report on the Food Safety and Inspection Service Microbiological and Residue Sampling Programs in December 2011, which identified all of FSIS’ sampling programs and discussed the statistical and policy basis for the programs

• Report on the Food Safety and Inspection Service's Microbiological and Residue Sampling Programs (Dec 28, 2011; PDF Only)

FSIS releases a new sampling plan each fiscal year.  The sampling plans describe FSIS’ major activities related to microbiological and chemical residue sampling in domestic establishments, import, and in-commerce facilities during the fiscal year and the Agency’s overall strategy for directing its sampling resources for the following year.  The Annual Sampling Program Plans can be found below:

Annual Sampling Program Plans (PDF only)

FSIS 2018 Annual Catalog of Sampling Projects (Nov 2018; XLS Only)

Related Reports:

• Sampling Results for FSIS Regulated Products | Data (XLS)
• FSIS Estimation of Pathogen Rates in the Population Represented by the Samples Collected in Each Sampling Project for Fiscal Year 2015 (PDF Only)
• Campylobacter Methods Comparison Report (May 31, 2013; PDF Only)
• Changing the Set Sizes in Raw Ground Poultry Sampling (Aug 2012; PDF Only)
• Use of FSIS Regulatory Verification Sampling to Generate Prevalence Estimates (Apr 2012; PDF Only)
• Redesign of FSIS Sampling Methodologies To Improve Detection of E. coli O157:H7 (Mar 2012; PDF Only)

Other related topics:

• Establishment Specific Data
• Microbiological Data
• Submitting a Request for FSIS Data (FOIA)