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Small and very small plant owners can get some extra help
understanding the federal government's rules and regulations
regarding food safety by signing up for the USDA's Food
Safety and Inspection Service workshop, scheduled in several
major cities in June and July.
The two-hour-long, evening workshop will cover HACCP; sanitation
performance standards; standard operating procedures related
to sanitation; rules of practice; food defense strategies;
E. coli O157:H7 workshops; notice 65-07 "Notice of Reassessment
for E. coli O157:H7 Control and Completion of a Checklist
for all Beef Operations"; notice 66-07 "Multiple Follow-Up
Sampling after FSIS Positive E. coli O157:H7 Results"; and
notice 68-07 Routine Sampling and Testing of Raw Ground
Beef Components Other Than Trim and Imported Raw ground
Beef Components for E. coli O157:H7."
The workshop will be held in Houston on June 10, at the
Intercontinental Hotel beginning at 6:30 p.m. To register
online or to get more information, click here.
The same workshop is scheduled for Philadelphia on June
25 and Raleigh, N.C. on July 15.
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