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

Hallmark/Westland Has A Buyer: Report

Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co., the Chino, Calif.-based processor that has been on death row since abuse of non-ambulatory cows at its processing plant prompted the largest beef recall in U.S. history, has a buyer, according to the Press-Enterprise . - Posted 7/31/08 by AHB

USDA Details COOL Rules, Costs

USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a five-page document summarizing the technical requirements and cost estimates of its interim final rules on mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL), which go into effect Sept. 30. - Posted 7/29/08 by AHB

AMI, AAMP, NAMP, NMA Co-sponsored Webinars Continue In August

Check out the schedule for the line-up of meat industry webinars for August on topics such as Humane Handling, OSHA Violations, and Product Recalls. - Posted 7/29/08 by AHB

USDA Issues Interim Final Rule For COOL

USDA has issues a 233-page interim final rule with request for comments on mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) as required by the 2008 farm bill with an implementation date of September 30, 2008. - Posted 7/29/08 by AHB