date:Jan 14, 2014
Inspectors with the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service have new instructions to verify meat and poultry firms' compliance with the federal Listeria Rule.
Key points of the directive include:
Verification of the establishments compliance with the Listeria Rule
Verification that establishments sampling and testing programs meet the requirements of the Listeria Rule
Collecting and submitting FSIS verification samples
Enforcement actions in response to a posit