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USDA DETERMINED THAT SIX ADDITIONAL STEC STRAINS WERE ADULTERANTS AND HAS TESTS TO DETECT THEM
USDA Determined That Six Additional Strains Were Adulterants and Has Tests to Detect Them, but It Can Be Difficult to Confirm Positive Results
Commercial Tests Are Available and Some CompaniesAre Testing
SOME COUNTRIES HAVE PRACTICES THAT COULD BE RELEVANT TO US EFFORTS TO REDUCESTEC IN CATTLE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION
AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION
APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE,AND METHODOLOGY
Chapter 2 LEAN FINELY TEXTURED BEEF:THE “PINK SLIME” CONTROVERSY
LEAN FINELY TEXTURED BEEF
REGULATION OF AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE
LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE
THE “PINK SLIME” CONTROVERSY REDUX
FALLOUT FROM THE LFTB CONTROVERSY
Retailers Halt Use of LFTB
Higher Ground Beef Prices Expected
Chapter 3 FOOD SAFETY AUDITS, PLANT CHARACTERISTICS, AND FOOD SAFETY TECHNOLOGY USE IN MEAT AND POULTRY PLANTS
What Were the Study Findings?
How Was the Study Conducted?
TYPES OF AUDITS AND REASONS FOR USING THEM
Auditor Services and the Incentives to Use Them
Types of Audits and Their Incentives
Audit Compliance and Audit Certification
Number of Audits and the Incentives for Food Safety
Why Plants Make Food Safety Investments and Use Auditor Services
Plant Size and Firm Type, Food Safety Investment, and the Use of Auditors
Food Safety Technology and Auditor Use and Plant Size
Single- and Multi-Plant Firms and Food Safety Investment
SURVEY TECHNIQUES AND THE DATA
Construction of a Food Safety Technology Index
Food Safety Technology Indexes and Plant Characteristics
Plant Ownership (Firm) Type
Food Safety Technology by Audit Type
Food Safety Technology Differences by Audit Status and Plant Size
APPENDIX A. SURVEY PROCEDURES
Questionnaire Development
APPENDIX B. INDEX CONSTRUCTION AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
Chapter 4 MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION: BACKGROUND AND SELECTED ISSUES
BACKGROUND ON THE PROGRAMS
Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906
Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
Egg Products Inspection Act
MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION AND HACCP
Pathogen Performance Standards and Salmonella
Risk-Based Inspection System
Safety of Meats in School Meals Programs
Recall and Enforcement Proposals
Meat Traceability and Animal Identification
Humane Slaughter and the Hallmark/Westland Recall
Chapter 5 THE USDA’S AUTHORITY TO RECALL MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS
CURRENT STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO REGULATE MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS
Authority to Regulate Imports
CURRENT USDA REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE REGARDING RECALLS
Authority for Detentions and Seizures
Industry-Initiated Recalls
Communication Regarding Recalls
Monitoring and Termination of Recalls
SELECTED ISSUES AND BILLS
Is Mandatory Authority Needed?
Notification Requirements
Recovery Rates and Recall Effectiveness
Significance of Recall Data
APPENDIX. INFORMATION REGARDING MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCT RECALLS
Recall 005-2008, Beef Products
Recall 040-2007, Ground Beef Products
Recall 055-2002, Beef Trim and Fresh and Frozen GroundBeef Products
Recall 090-2002, Turkey and Chicken Products
Safety of U.S. Meat and Poultry Products: Development and Oversight
( Agriculture Issues and Policies )
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