FSIS Posts Results Of Reassessment Of E. coli Controls In Beef Plants

FSIS has published a report titled "Results of Checklist and Reassessment of Control for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Beef Operations," a study that stemmed primarily from an increase in the number of E. coli O157:H7 positives and recalls in 2007. - Posted 8/18/08 by AHB

USDA Drafts Guidelines On E. coli Sampling In Small, Very Small Beef Plants

FSIS has issued draft compliance guidelines on sampling beef product for E. coli O157:H7 in small and very small plants. - Posted 8/18/08 by AHB

USDA Seeks Comment On Guidelines For Trim Testing For E. coli

USDA on Friday issued draft guidelines on the design of sampling and testing programs for E. coli o157:H7 for establishments that make or use boneless beef manufacturing trim and other raw ground beef components. - Posted 8/15/08 by AHB

Former 1962-1963 President of National Institute of Locker & Freezer Provisioners Passes Away

Posted 8/14/08 by JBW

FSIS Is Not "Demanding" Or Otherwise Requiring Third Party Audits

A letter sent from Dr. Richard Raymond, FSIS Under Secretary of Food Safety, to John Munsell.- Posted 8/14/08 by JBW

USDA Taking Aim At Bench Trim, Retail Grinding For Closer Scrutiny

USDA is considering increasing its scrutiny of primals, subprimals and bench trim used by processors and retailers to make ground beef after a series of recalls this summer and survey results that showed more than 70 percent of processors grind these products. - Posted 8/13/08 by AHB

IKE Scenario 03D-08 - Conducting Weekly Meetings to Verify Changes in Plant Processes, which may Affect Food Safety Available For Comment

This IKE highlights the questions that inspection program personnel should ask when verifying whether a plant has made any changes to its process that may affect its hazard analysis in any way. Under FSIS Directive 5000.1, Rev.3, inspection personnel are to raise this question periodically, about once a month, in the weekly meeting. - Posted 8/4/08 by AHB

FSIS Posts IKE Scenario 02-08: Direct Observation Of Corrective Actions

This IKE provides guidance to inspection program personnel on how to verify that establishments are properly conducting both corrective actions and direct observation verification of corrective actions when there is a deviation from a critical limit. - Posted 8/4/08 by AHB