USDA FSIS Constituent Update: USDA Announces Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and Acting FSIS Administrator

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USDA Announces Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and Acting FSIS Administrator

The government will transition to a new administration next week.

FSIS Publishes FY 2020 Annual Catalog of FSIS Sampling Projects

FSIS published the FY 2020 Annual Catalog of Sampling Projects which lists the various sampling projects and related test codes for the Agency’s sampling programs up through the end of FY 2020.

FSIS Updating Table on Individual Sanitary Measures (ISMs)

FSIS is updating its table on Individual Sanitary Measures (ISMs) equivalence determinations. 

Tips for Faster Label Approval Process

Labels are currently taking about 3-5 business days to evaluate. 

FSIS to Post Individual Category Status and Aggregate Results for Poultry Carcasses, Chicken Parts, and Comminuted Poultry Tested for Salmonella

On January 21, 2020, FSIS will update the individual establishment Salmonella performance standard category information for raw poultry carcasses, raw chicken parts and comminuted poultry products at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/data-collection-and-reports/microbiology/salmonella-verification-testing-program/establishment-categories.

FSIS Announces Program Leadership Change

Karen Hunter has joined the Office of Field Operations (OFO) team as a detailee in an Executive Associate for Regulatory Operations position this week.