FSIS Issues New Guidelines on Meat Recalls
US - The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a new directive which provides updated information on the terminology, responsibilities and public notification procedures regarding the voluntary recall of FSIS-inspected meat and poultry products.The revised directive does the following:
- clarifies the various levels of distribution that represent the depth of a recall;
- clarifies the responsibilities of each FSIS program area;
- changes the office responsible for coordinating field activities for recalls of imported products; from Office of Program Evaluation, Enforcement and Review to the Office of International Affairs;
- clarifies the procedures of the Recall Committee;
- introduces public health alerts;
- changes the term “Press Release” to “Recall Release;”
- describes considerations for public notification and verification for recalls conducted at the wholesale level;
- provides for a quarterly post-recall assessment report;
- updates Attachment 1 to include recall nomenclature and examples of Recall Releases;
- updates Attachment 2 to clarify the considerations for determining the classification of a recall involving an undeclared ingredient; and
- updates Attachment 3 to provide specific details for the Office of International Affairs review related to effectiveness checks;
Further Reading
- | You can view the full directive by clicking here. |
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