Meat processors generate a lot of data during the monitoring of their CCPs and GMPs, associated with their HACCP programs, and this data could be better used by most meat processors to further support their HACCP plans.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has set a goal that by the end of this year, 90 percent of all establishments will have functional food defense plans.
The American Federation of Government Employees is calling on House lawmakers to prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture from implementing a new poultry inspection system that it claims would jeopardize worker and food safety and put the American public at risk.
Hang together, hang tough. In the meat industry, challenges are the norm and not the exception. Our definition of “business as usual” likely would rattle many in other industries, but it has contributed to our collective strength.
On October 7, 2009, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finally put the brakes on its 2007 rule to amend its regulations and penalties arising from an employer’s receipt of a “No-Match.” The No-Match letter informs employers that certain information submitted by the employee does not match Social Security Administration (SSA) or DHS records.
