Food Safety Technologies Applicable for Small and Very Small Plants - FY 2004 (Dec 16, 2005)
FSIS list of FY 2004 completed studies on new technology feasible for small and very small plants.

Food Safety Technologies Applicable for Small and Very Small Plants (Nov 14, 2005)
FSIS list of FY 2003 completed studies on new technology feasible for small and very small plants.

FSIS New Technology Table (Aug 24, 2004)
A brief summary describing some of the new technologies received and reviewed by FSIS for which there has been "no objection" for their use in establishments.

FSIS New Technology Cooperative Agreements - FY 2004 (Aug 3, 2004)
FSIS list of FY 2004 funded cooperative agreements which identify validated technologies suitable for small and very small plants.

FSIS New Technology Cooperative Agreements - FY 2003 (Feb 4, 2004)
FSIS list of FY 2003 funded cooperative agreements which identify validated technologies suitable for small and very small plants.

Guidance on Requesting a Waiver of FSIS Regulatory Requirements for the Use of New Technology (Apr 14, 2005; PDF only)
Guidance document which informs meat and poultry establishments, egg product plants, companies that manufacture and sell technology to official establishments, and other interested persons of the procedure for obtaining a regulatory waiver for a limited period of time to test their new technology.

Procedures for Notification and Protocol Submission of New Technology | PDF (Feb 19, 2004)
Guidance document provided to assist establishments in determining whether they need to notify FSIS of new technologies that they propose to use in meat, poultry, or egg product establishments and when to submit protocols for in-plant testing of new technologies.

Procedures for Notification and Protocol Submission of New Technologies (Apr 14, 2005; PDF only)
This document sets out the standard operating procedures of the FSIS New Technology Staff when an official meat, poultry, or egg product establishment, or company that manufactures technology for use in official establishments submits its intent to use a new technology or submits a protocol for an in-plant trial of a new technology.

Procedures for New Technology and Experimental Protocols for In-Plant Trials | PDF (Jun 24, 2003)
FSIS Directive 10,700.1 which informs inspection personnel about the procedures that the Technology Program Development Staff will follow to notify the field about official meat and poultry establishments and egg products plants that will use new technologies or that will conduct in-plant trails of new technology.

Procedures for Notification of New Technology | PDF (Feb 11, 2003)
FSIS establishes new, flexible procedures to actively encourage the development and use of new technologies in meat and poultry establishments and egg products plants.