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FSIS Launches Newsletter
FSIS recently launched Small Plant News, a monthly newsletter targeted entirely toward
owners and operators of small and very small establishments that produce meat, poultry and processed egg products.
Small Plant News is the latest in FSIS' efforts to enhance outreach to small businesses, which comprise more than 90 percent
of the establishments regulated by the agency. The publication provides meaningful information in an easy-to-read format and is designed
to assist industry personnel to implement agency rules and regulations into their daily operations.
The newsletter complements many other forms of outreach to small and very small plants. FSIS wants to provide small plants tips on
encouraging best practices, achieving high sanitation standards, maintaining essential paperwork compliance and implementing cost-saving measures.
FSIS encourages small plant owners and operators to contact the agency and share their comments, concerns and ideas.
Electronic versions of the newsletter will be available at www.fsis.usda.gov. Readers may send questions and comments to
SmallPlantNews@fsis.usda.gov
or call (202) 690-6520 for further assistance.
FSIS Issues Notices
FSIS publishes notices to enable the agency to carry out its mission of protecting public health.
The following notices were issued this week:
Notice 68-07 - Routine Sampling and Testing of Raw Ground Beef Components Other Than Trim and Imported Raw
Ground Beef Components or Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 (PDF Only). This notice informs
inspection program personnel that they should begin routine sampling of raw ground beef components
(including raw beef patty components) other than beef manufacturing trimmings for E. coli O157:H7
when they receive a sample request form (FSIS Form 10,210-3) with the MT54 project code.
Notice 69-07 - Retaining Boneless Beef Product From Ranchers
Beef Canadian Establishment 630 (PDF Only). This notice informs inspection program personnel that establishments
that are receiving or have received raw boneless beef manufacturing trimmings from Canada should determine
whether their establishment has received raw boneless beef manufacturing trimmings from Ranchers Beef Ltd.,
Canadian Establishment 630. If so, inspection program personnel should take a regulatory control action by
placing a "U.S. Rejected - U.S. Retain" tag on any beef manufacturing trimmings or finished
product that was made in whole or in part from product from Canadian Establishment 630.
Notice 70-07 - Revised Attachment 4 for FSIS Notice 65-07 (PDF Only).
This notice reissues attachment 4 to FSIS Notice 65-07, Notice of Reassessment for Escherichia coli O157:H7
Control and Completion of a Checklist for All Beef Operations. The agency revised attachment 4 by renaming
it as "Risk/Processing Codes" and editing it to only list beef processing codes.
Notice 71-07 - Update on Hardcopies of FSIS Notice 65-07 and How to Complete the Training
(PDF Only). This notice informs inspection program personnel that on Nov. 2, FSIS will mail a packet to inspection program
personnel who have received the E. coli O157:H7 Checklist via e-mail and a packet to establishment management that contains:
- a hard copy of FSIS Notice 65-07, Notice of Reassessment for Escherichia coli O157:H7 Control and Completion of a Checklist for All Beef Operations, with the original attachments 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 and the revised attachment 4;
- the training CD; and
- a hard copy of the final version of the E. coli O157:H7 Checklist, which inspection program should complete and submit online by Nov. 30.
Inspection program personnel can also access the training on FSIS' Web site at
www.fsis.usda.gov/
FSIS_Employees/Online_References/index.asp.
Export Requirement Updates
The Library of Export Requirements has been updated to reflect changes in export requirements for the following:
- European Union
- Japan
- Russia
Complete information can be found at www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/
Export_Information/index.asp.
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