Compliance Guides Available for Comment
FSIS is providing these compliance guides for review and comment. All stakeholders are encouraged to submit their comments to FSISGuidanceDocumentComments@fsis.
usda.gov.

All comments received in response to this request for comments will be made available for public inspection in the FSIS Docket Room and posted, without change, including any personal information, to the Agency's Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations/Compliance_Guides_Index/
index.asp.

• Comments will be accepted until December 17, 2008
  • Draft Guidance for Small and Very Small Establishments on Sampling Beef Products for Escherichia coli O157:H7 (Aug 12, 2008; PDF Only)
    The purpose of this guidance is to help small and very small establishments develop sampling plans for monitoring the effectiveness of process controls that are designed to prevent Escherichia coli O157:H7 contaminated product from leaving the establishment.
  • Draft Compliance Guideline for Sampling Beef Trimmings for Escherichia coli O157:H7 (Aug 12, 2008; PDF Only)
    This guidance document provides information about the design of sampling and testing programs for Escherichia coli O157:H7 to manufacturers and users of boneless beef manufacturing trimmings and other raw ground beef components.
  • Draft Label Policy Guidance for N-60 Testing Claims for Boneless Beef Manufacturing Trimmings (“Trim”) Concerning E. coli O157:H7
    This document provides guidance to the industry on the use of labels bearing an FSIS approved N-60 E. coli O157:H7 testing claims on beef trim.