Meat and Poultry Inspection Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government productivity.

Meat.

Veterinary medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (19 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews current meat and poultry inspection authority and challenges to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) rule. Examines Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) administration of HACCP regulatory system, meat safety and bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("mad cow disease"), FSIS funding issues, FSIS bioterrorism preparedness, pathogen-related issues, and HACCP legislative and administrative related actions, including humane and equine slaughter, meat traceability, and recall and civil penalty proposals. Includes list of recent legislation.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Meat and Poultry Inspection Issues

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