Documents mentioned in NMA's newsletter and other items of interest:

1999

• Petition to amend specific sections of the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations -- December 30, 1999.
• AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF filed on behalf of Supreme Beef Processors by NMA and other trade associations -- December 10, 1999.
• "Faulty Standards Receive Legal Challenge," the Full Summary Statement by Rosemary Mucklow, NMA Executive Director -- December 6, 1999
• The Salmonella Saga by NMA Executive Director Rosemary Mucklow, including letter to FSIS Administrator of Tom Billy and the FSIS on the "Seasonal Analysis of Salmonella in Ground Beef" -- November 29, 1999.
• Letter to FSIS Administrator Tom Billy regarding the Samonella Performance Standard -- September 27, 1999
• NMA Fax Alert: "FSIS Listeria monocytogenes Notice: analysis by Olsson, Frank & Weeda" -- August 4, 1999.
• NMA Fax Alert: "ACT NOW TO OPPOSE MANDATORY REPORTING LEGISLATION" – July 29, 1999.
• NMA comments on Listeria monocytogenes Contamination of Ready-to-Eat Product – July 22, 1999.
• Listeria Fax Alert written after teleconference meeting with FSIS regarding HACCP re-assessment for L. monocytogenes – June 21, 1999
• List of ten questions presented to FSIS Administrator Tom Billy regarding HACCP re-assessment for Listeria monocytogenes – June 21, 1999
• Summary Statement Presented by Rosemary Mucklow, Executive Director National Meat Association Before the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry United States Senate – May 26, 1999
• Guidelines for Developing Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Environmental Sampling/Testing Recommendations (ESTRs) in Ready to Eat (RTE) Products in PDF format – April 19, 1999.
• NMA Executive Director Rosemary Mucklow's letter to Ag. Secretary Dan Glickman concerning his response to a recent quote in Food Chemical News – January 31, 1999.
• NMA Fax Alert: HACCP Implementation in Medium-sized plants – January 25, 1999.
• NMA Fax Alert: New FSIS standards for E. coli O157:H7, industry unity secures 60 day delay – Janury 21, 1999.
• NMA Fax Alerts: New FSIS standards for E. coli O157:H7, adulteration of beef products – January 15, 1999.

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