Meat and Poultry Inspection : Background and Selected Issues.

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 per...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Food adulteration and inspection. Government productivity. Administrative agencies > Reorganization. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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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, and animal diseases Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes; FSIS funding and resources; State inspected products; recall and enforcement proposals; meat traceability; bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad-cow disease); humane slaughter; horse slaughter; establishment of a single food regulatory agency; and food security and emergency preparedness.
Item Description:	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. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.