Salmonella Initiative meeting in the US - (WorldPoultry.net)
February 26, 2008 – 7:34 pmhttp://www.worldpoultry.net/news/id2205-39677/salmonella_initiative_meeting_in_the_us.html
More than 100 poultry industry leaders, representing 53 companies or industry affiliated associations, convened on 19 Feb for a meeting to discuss the recent FSIS Federal Register Notice on the Salmonella Verification Sampling Program.
This meeting, held in Atlanta, was organised by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and was hosted by Pilgrims Pride.Participants included broiler and turkey processors, allied industry companies who could be impacted by certain criteria included in the Salmonella Initiative, and representatives from other associations, including the National Chicken Council, the National Turkey Federation, the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council, and the Georgia Poultry Federation.
Central to our discussions were issues pertaining to the potential disruptions of our processing operations, the mandatory termination of previously existing HIMP and OLR waivers, and export trade implications,said Dr Al Yancy, the associations vice president of food safety and production programs.
Our goal was to provide a forum in which we […]
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