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6.14.07
NMA’s Alert on Retail Requirements for COOL

6.13.07
USDA inquiry Midamar’s Corporation Export Of Ineligible beef to Korea

6.11.07
Immigration Roll Call Vote

5.31.07
Memo addressing Problems in
R-CALF Press release on RTI LMMS

5.17.07
Sterilex Updates Biofilm Recommendations

10.06.06
Report of the June-September, 2005 National Beef Quality Audit

9.14.06
Sterling Marketing, Inc. Beef Industry Update from 2006 Summer Conference

 6.22.06
NMA Statement on Feed Recall

5.18.06
NAIS - Setting the Record Straight” from the Texas Animal Health Commission.

5.12.06
Best Food Nation site to combat “Chew on This” by Eric Schlosser

4.18.06
Employment Law Update: Immigration Rallies
 from Alaniz and Schraeder, L.L.P.

3.13.06
Special edition of Steve Kay’s Monthly Meat Lookout

3.06.06
NMA 60th Convention Defines Future For Meat

2.22.03
NMA’s Russell covers the safety of CO for CBS

2.17.06
NMA’s 60th Annual Convention Roundtable Speakers

2.13.06
NMA 60th Annual Convention Speaker List

1.23.06
NMA letter to Sec. Johanns regarding Japan

1.6.06
NMA Statement on Feed Ban Restrictions

1.6.06
NMA Statement on Amenability

GOVERNMENT

11.20.06
FDA Food Safety Broadcast Announced

10.25.06
FDA Public Hearing and Request for Comments on Regulation of “Functional Foods”

10.23.06
Commonly Asked Questions Regarding Corrective Actions

10.20.06
FSIS Notice 69-06, “Export Certification of Imported Natural Casings”

10.13.06
Requirements for Grading Terms on Meat Product Labeling

10.11.06
FDA Final Rule on Recordkeeping Requirements for Human Foods and Cosmetics Containing Cattle Material

10.06.06
FSIS Notice 65-06, “Availability of Questions and Answers Export Verification”

10.06.06
IKE Scenarios about E. coli O157:H7

10.06.06
FSIS Notice on Installation of Satellite Dishes on Establishment Premises

10.05.06
Amendment 9 to FSIS Directive 7120.1, “Safe and Suitable Ingredients Used in the Production of Meat and Poultry Products”

10.02.06
Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board

10.02.06
CDC report on decline of food illnesses

9.28.06
FSIS Notice 64-03; Answers to Questions Related to the Certification for Export of Intestines or Animal Casings (FSIS Notice 34-06)

9.27.06
FSIS Notice 63-06, Verification Procedures Involving E. coli O157:H7

9.21.06
Draft U.S. Positions To Codex Nutrition Committee

9.20.06
FSIS Notice 62-06, “Commonly Asked Questions from Small and Very Small Plants on Sanitation Performance Standards.

9.19.06
FSIS Directive 5420.4, Rev. 3: Homeland Security Threat Condition Response- Emergency Procedures for the Office of International Affairs Import Inspection Division.

9.15.06
FSIS Notice 59-06, “Illegally Imported or Smuggled Products”

9.01.06
APHIS Notice of 2007 Veterinary Diagnostic Services User Fees

8.31.06
FSIS “Compliance Guidelines for Small and Very Small Plants Appealing Inspection Decisions”

8.23.06
FSIS Directive 10,220.3 “Using the Fast Antimicrobial Screen Test (FAST) to Detect Antimicrobial Drug Residues in Cattle and Swine”

8.22.06
Meat Grading and Certification (MGC) Branch Instruction 107: Requirements for Grading Terms on Meat Product Labeling

8.10.06
APHIS proposed easing Canadian import rules

8.08.06
USDA Farm Bill 2007 Renewable Energy Papers

8.01.06
FSIS Directive 5420.1, Revision 3, “Homeland Security Threat Condition Response- Food Defense Verification Procedures.”

7.31.06
FSIS request for comments on Technical Service Center

7.27.06
Johanns issues statement on Japan reopening to
U.S. beef

7.24.06
Transcript of Press Availability with Ambassador Susan Schwarb, USTR, and Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture - WTO Headquarters

7.19.06
FSIS Directive 5500.2, “Non-Routine Incident Response.”

7.19.06
FSIS Directive 5500.3, “Incident Investigation Team Reviews”

7.19.06
FSIS Notice 42-06, “Non-Routine Incident Data Collection Efforts

7.18.06
FSIS Directive 5000.1, Revision 2, Verifying an Establishment’s Food Safety System amendment

7.17.06
AMS Proposed update to National Organic Program list of allowed and prohibited substances

7.14.06
USDA Proposed Rule on School Lunch Commodities

7.13.06
FSIS Notice 41-06, “Inspection of Ox Tails”

7.12.06
Pre-Harvest Security Guidelines and Checklist 2006

7.12.06
Updated BSE Risk Assessment

6.29.06
Canadian announcement of expanded beef imports

6.27.06
First Quarter Salmonella Testing Report

6.27.06
Updated FSIS “New Technology Information Table”

6.15.06
FSIS Notice: Certification of Intestines or Animal Casings for Export

6.01.06
FSIS Comments on International Standards Requested

5.31.06
FSIS Strategic Implementation Plan for Strengthening Small and Very Small Plant Outreach

5.26.06
FSIS Notice 30-06, Availability of Questions and Answers Regarding Use of Non-Amenable Animal Tissues in Inspected Products

5.26.06
IKE 06-06: Extended Cleanup

5.12.06
Proposed voluntary standard for grass fed livestock marketing claims

5.12.06
Farm Bill Feedback Form from the House Committeee on Agriculture

5.12.06
APHIS Notice on extending comment period for National Animal Identification System number management component

5.9.06
FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine Update on Ruminant Feed Ban enforcement

5.8.06
ABC movie on Avian Influenza, talking points

5.8.06
Final report on BSE case in Alabama cow

5.1.06
FSIS List of Completed Studies on New Technology Applicable for Small and Very Small Plants


4.21.06
FSIS Notice 28-06 “PBIS Profile Extension Instructions on Food Defense Plans for Meat and Poultry Establishments”

4.21.06
FSIS guidelines on food defense plans

4.20.06
Export Verification Plan: new Specified Product Requirements of Non-Hormone Treated Cattle for the European Union

4.16.06
Canada confirms 5th case of BSE

 4.12.06
China lifts ban on U.S. beef

4.06.06
National Animal Identification System (NAIS) Implementation Plan

4.06.06
Integration of Private and State Animal Tracking Databases with the NAIS

4.06.06
Implementation of the Animal Identification Number

4.06.06
FSIS Notice of Adjusted Dollar Limitations for Retail Store Operation Exemptions

4.06.06
 Court denies R-CALF lawsuit against Canadian beef

3.29.06
FSIS proposed rule to amend meat and poultry net weight compliance regulations

3.20.06
Comprehensive U.S. government site dealing with Avian Influenza

3.20.06
14th Annual Industry Conference for Contractors and Suppliers in USDA’s Meat and Fish Purchase Programs

3.17.06
FSIS Directive: “Enforcement, Investigations, and Analysis Officer (EIAO) Assessment of Compliance with the Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) Regulation and Introduction of Phase 2 of the Lm Risk-Based Verification Testing Program.”

3.17.06
FSIS Directive: “Verification Procedures for Consumer Safety Inspectors for the Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) Regulation and Introduction of Phase 2 of the Lm Risk-Based Verification Testing Program.”

3.14.06
APHIS Regulation: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities; Technical Amendments

3.13.06
USDA confirms BSE test

3.9.06
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods public meetings

3.7.06
USDA Public Meeting to Address Codex Committee on General Principles

3.6.06
FSIS proposed rule: “Availability of Lists of Retail Consignees During Meat or Poultry Product Recalls.”

3.1.06
Codex Alimentarius Commission: 34th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling

2.28.06
EPA report “Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2004.”

2.28.06
FSIS New Technology Information Table

2.28.06
Food Safety Technologies Applicable for Small and Very Small Plants - FY 2003

2.23.06
FSIS Salmonella verification initiative

2.17.06
USDA Report on Veal Shipment to Japan

2.16.06
“Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2006”

2.16.06
USDA Requirements for Grading Terms on Meat Product Labeling

2.16.06
H.R. 4713: Proposed bill to ban packer ownership

2.15.06
Employment and Training Administration’s proposed changes to Permanent Labor Program

2.14.06
FSIS Export Requirements for Costa Rica

2.13.06
Agenda items for Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants

2.6.06
FDA Proposed collection of trans fat claims on foods

2.6.06
FDA Experimental Study of Possible Footnotes and Cueing Schemes for trans fats

2.2.06
USDA Office of Inspector General Audit Report on BSE Surveillance Program

1.31.06
USDA Draft of Performance Requirements for Instrument Marbling Evaluation

1.31.06
Singapore BEV Plan Details from FSIS

1.31.06
Facsimile Transmittal Notice for Exports to Canada from FSIS Export Library

1.30.06
American Beef Safe From BSE

1.27.06
FSIS Meat, Poulty and Egg Product Inspection Directory

1.26.06
 
“Japan Declares Its U.S. Beef Safe”

1.25.06
Taiwan Reopens Market to U.S. Beef

1.24.06
Transcript of Remarks By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Concerning U.S. Beef Exports to Japan

1.18.06
FSIS Notice 05-06, “Re-examination of Bovine that Become Non-Ambulatory After Passing ante mortem Inspection.”

1.06.06 
Guide to E. coli Testing in Ground Beef  

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