USDA FSIS Constituent Update - USDA Announces Proposed Rule to Amend Egg Products Inspection Regulations

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USDA Announces Proposed Rule to Amend Egg Products Inspection Regulations
On Jan. 9, 2018, FSIS announced a critical step forward in making egg products safer for Americans to eat. FSIS is proposing to amend the egg products inspection regulations by requiring official plants that process egg products to develop Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) systems and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (Sanitation SOPs) and to meet other sanitation requirements consistent with the meat and poultry regulations.

FSIS Announces Webinar for Posting Individual Salmonella Category Status for Poultry Carcass Establishments
On Jan. 16, 2018, FSIS will host a webinar from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET about the posting of individual Salmonella category status for poultry carcass establishments.

FSIS Announces Webinar for Trading Partners, Foreign Establishments and Importers
FSIS will host a conference with a simultaneous webinar for our trading partners, foreign establishments and importers on Feb. 20, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET in Washington, D.C.

2018 Rate Changes for the Basetime, Overtime, Holiday and Laboratory Services Rates
On Jan. 10, 2018, FSIS announced in the Federal Register the 2018 rates it will charge meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants and importers and exporters for providing voluntary, overtime and holiday inspection and identification, certification and laboratory services.

Establishment Specific Datasets Now Available
FSIS has posted a new establishment specific dataset on the FSIS website as announced in the Federal Register on July 14, 2016 (Docket No. FSIS-2014-0032).

FSIS Posts Updated Dataset on Import Refusals
On Jan. 16, 2018, FSIS will update the publicly posted dataset on import refusals for products regulated by FSIS. Federal law requires every commercial shipment of imported meat, poultry and egg products to be inspected prior to product entering U.S. commerce.