Food Safety and Inspection Service June 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice of Request To Revise an Approved Information Collection: Accreditation of Laboratories, Transactions and Exemptions
Document Number: 2023-13883
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-30
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to request a revision of the approved information collection for the accreditation of laboratories; transactions with official meat and poultry establishments, egg products processing plants, and other firms; and exemptions from requirements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act. FSIS has reduced the burden estimate for this collection by 13 hours based on updated information for the accreditation of laboratories. The approval for this information collection will expire on November 30, 2023.
Best Practices Guidance for Controlling Listeria Monocytogenes in Retail Delicatessens
Document Number: 2023-12994
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-20
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
FSIS is announcing the availability of its updated Best Practices Guidance for Controlling Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) in Retail Delicatessens. The best-practices guidance discusses steps that retailers can take to prevent certain ready-to-eat (RTE) foods that are prepared or sliced in retail delicatessens (delis) and consumed in the home, such as deli meats and deli salads, from becoming contaminated with Lm and thus a source of listeriosis. FSIS encourages retailers to review the guidance and evaluate the effectiveness of their retail practices and intervention strategies in reducing the risk of listeriosis to consumers from RTE meat and poultry deli products.
Availability of FSIS Guideline for Controlling Salmonella in Swine Slaughter and Pork Processing Establishments
Document Number: 2023-11677
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
FSIS is announcing that it has updated its guideline for pork producers on controlling Salmonella in swine from pre-harvest through slaughter. The guideline covers pre-harvest controls, including farm rearing, multi-hurdle interventions, transport, and lairage. It contains slaughter control recommendations. It also covers pork fabrication controls, including processing, packaging, and distribution controls for pork cuts and comminuted pork products. Additionally, FSIS is responding to comments on the guideline.
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