Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Changes to the Salmonella Verification Testing Program: Proposed Performance Standards for Salmonella in Raw Comminuted Pork and Intact or Non-Intact Pork Cuts and Related Agency Verification Procedures.
WTO code |
G/SPS/N/USA/3312 |
Date notice |
18/02/2022 |
Notice type |
Regular |
Title |
Changes to the Salmonella Verification Testing Program: Proposed Performance Standards for Salmonella in Raw Comminuted Pork and Intact or Non-Intact Pork Cuts and Related Agency Verification Procedures. |
Summary |
The US Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing and requesting comment on proposed pathogen reduction performance standards for Salmonella in raw comminuted pork and raw intact or nonintact pork cuts. FSIS is also announcing how it plans to assess whether US establishments producing these products are effectively addressing Salmonella using a moving window of FSIS sampling results. Approximately one year (52 weeks) after the new performance standards are made final, FSIS plans to post online each US pork establishment's performance category, based on the most recent 52 Salmonella sample results. The notice discusses other verification activities related to FSIS Salmonella sampling and testing of raw pork products.
Finally, the notice provides a brief summary of FSIS's recent announcements concerning Salmonella in poultry products.
FSIS will consider comments received on this notice before announcing the final performance standards in the Federal Register and assessing whether US pork establishments meet them. Please submit comments on or before 18 April 2022.
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Product |
Meat (pork) and poultry products |
Country |
United States |
File attach:
NUSA3312.pdf
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