To ensure continued alignment with state-level plans and industry practices, APHIS will revise the Playbook as preparedness activities advance and evolve.
To commemorate and publicize renewed market opportunity in Australia, US Meat Export Federation organizes a US beef launch event in Sydney, supported by USTR, USDA and the US Embassy in Australia.
US Meat Export Federation expects Australia's foodservice sector will serve as a primary entry channel, as retail penetration may be challenging due to strong local loyalty to Australian beef.
Sara Sarnstrom joins Wixon to lead compliance efforts across vendor management, quality assurance and regulatory affairs to ensure alignment with domestic and global regulatory requirements while supporting operational scalability and business continuity.
Current size definitions, which are based on employee count and annual sales, date back to the 1996 Pathogen Reduction/HACCP Systems final rule and have remained largely unchanged since.
USDA-FSIS seeks stakeholder input on potentially updating size definitions to classify meat and poultry establishments as 'very small,' 'small' or 'large.'
Beef and pork products under the public health alert feature the unauthorized use of establishment number 'EST. 1996' inside a false USDA mark of inspection.
Because FSIS maintains primary jurisdiction over meat and poultry product labeling, inserting unapproved language could create federal enforcement exposure.