As most of you know the compliance to the revised Appendix A and B has been delayed until March of next year (2019). We had asked for this in order to be able to meet with FSIS and talk about where we feel the documents are lacking and the science is flawed. The goal would be to get FSIS to take new look at the science and information we are presenting and then change or remove the documents they have presented to industry.
AAMP has partnered with a number of trade associations and have formed a working group made of meat science people from academia both present and past and other industry experts. The working group is identifying the flaws that are seen in Appendix A & B from 2017 and are looking to offer better science and more realistic expectations for industry to follow to produce safe, wholesome products.