Meat and Poultry Inspection : Background and Selected Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food adulteration and inspection.

Government productivity.

Product safety.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (28 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines background and regulatory authority of USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and examines key meat and poultry inspection issues related to microbiological contamination and the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system, including development of HACCP, pathogen performance standards, animal diseases Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes, and risk-based inspection system. Addresses recall and enforcement proposals, meat traceability, FSIS funding and resources, Chinese poultry rule, State inspected products, food safety reorganization, horse slaughter, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad-cow disease).

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

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