USDA FSIS Constituent Update - FSIS Announces Webinar on the Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection Proposed Rule

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FSIS Announces Webinar on the Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection Proposed Rule
On March 22, FSIS will host a webinar from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET on the proposed rule “Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection” (83 FR 4780, Feb. 1, 2018).

FSIS Posts Updated Dataset on Import Refusals
The updated dataset on import refusals for products regulated by FSIS is now available on the FSIS website. Federal law requires every commercial shipment of imported meat, poultry and egg products to be inspected prior to the product entering U.S. commerce.

FSIS Posts Individual Salmonella Category Status for Poultry Carcass Establishments and Aggregate Results for Chicken Parts, Comminuted Poultry and Poultry Carcasses Tested for Salmonella and Campylobacter
On March 20, 2018, FSIS will update the individual establishments’ category status for Salmonella performance standards for poultry carcasses at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/data-collection-and-reports/microbiology/salmonella-verification-testing-program/establishment-categories.

FSIS Shares Revised Export Certificates for Industry Awareness
For industry awareness and planning purposes, FSIS is sharing copies of the revised 9060-5 series that will be implemented for all countries on June 29, 2018.