8-3 news: FSIS issues notice on testing bench trim
The notice informs inspection program personnel (IPP) that they are to begin routine sampling of bench trim for E. coli O157:H7 when they receive a sample request form (FSIS Form 10,210-3) with the MT55 project code.
FSIS Directive 10,010.1, Revision 2 was also issued. The directive, Verification Activities for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Raw Beef Products, was reissued to incorporate in one document the instructions that FSIS has issued in multiple notices regarding E. coli O157:H7. According to the Agency, the revised directive serves three purposes: it provides instructions to IPP for sampling raw beef products for FSIS verification; it outlines actions FSIS will take upon a positive test for E. coli; and it includes instructions for other E. coli verification activities.