National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection

Résumé

The National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection will hold a public meeting on November 3-4, 1999, to review and discuss five issues: (1) Extending USDA's Meat and Poultry Inspection Program to Additional Species (Inspection Methods Standing Sub-Committee), (2) Reinforcing the Food Code by Adopting Key Food Safety Provisions as Federal Performance Standards, (3) Regulatory Reform (Inter-Governmental Roles Standing Sub-Committee), (4) HACCP Systems In-depth Verification Review, and (5) E. coli 0157 Action Plan (Resource Allocation Standing Sub-Committee). Three standing subcommittees of the full committee will also meet on November 3, 1999, to continue working on issues discussed during the full committee session. All interested parties are welcome to attend the meeting and to submit written comments and suggestions concerning issues the Committee will review and discuss. A schedule of when issues are scheduled for discussion is available on the FSIS Homepage at http://www.fsis.usda.gov.