A recurring question I receive from clients, former colleagues, the public, family and associates is, “HIMP, what’s the big deal with it?” Then it seems everyone has an opinion, most based on what they have “heard” in the media.
So what is HIMP anyway? I asked an associate, Dr. William James of William James & Associates, that question. James was one of the original drafters of the HIMP rules on the FSIS side of the table a number of years ago. Here is what he had to say: