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APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for Aug. 8
August 9, 2012 by Brian Feito|USDA

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails Aug. 8 announcing changes to some Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for Aug. 7
August 8, 2012 by Brian Feito|USDA

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails Aug. 7 announcing changes to some Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

FSIS to Reestablish Advisory Committee on Meat & Poultry Inspection
August 7, 2012 by Brian Feito|USDA

The Food Safety and Inspection Service said it intends to reestablish the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection. The purpose of the committee is to provide advice to the Secretary of Agriculture concerning State and Federal programs with respect to meat, poultry, and processed egg products inspection, food safety, and other matters that fall within the scope of the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act. The committee’s charter is available here.

U.S.-Canada Meat Pre-Clearance Pilot to Begin in September
August 7, 2012 by Brian Feito|USDA

The Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) are reviewing data to begin the process of selecting CFIA-registered establishments that may be eligible for the FSIS-CFIA pre-clearance pilot program, and the pilot is set to begin in September, CFIA said. The pilot project, part of the Beyond the Border Action Plan, will consider alternative methods for reviewing import documents prior to the shipments' arrival at the U.S. border and alternative methods for release of shipments that are destined for further processing at an FSIS official establishment.