Beef-Related Policy and Actions

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Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Environmental Protection Agency	Acequinocyl; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule establishing tolerances for acequinocyl and its metabolite in or on almond; almond, hulls; apple, wet pomace; citrus, oil; fat and liver of cattle, goat, horse, and sheep; fruit, citrus, group 10; fruit, pome, group 11; pistachio; and strawberry. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2004	Jul 22, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Buprofezin; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for buprofezin in or on a variety of commodities. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Friday, April 8, 2005	Apr 21, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Carfentrazone-Ethyl; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for carfentrazone-ethyl and its metabolite in or on certain raw agricultural commodities. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2004	Sep 30, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Cyhexatin; Proposed Tolerance Actions Proposed rule to revoke existing tolerances for residues of cyhexatin and to establish a time-limited tolerance for orange juice. (more) Deadline: Friday, August 26, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2005	Jul 28, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Deltamethrin; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes a tolerance for combined residues of deltamethrin, trans-deltamethrin, and [alpha]-R-deltamethrin in or on a variety of commodities. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2004	Oct 28, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Dinotefuran; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for combined residues of dinotefuran and certain metabolites expressed as dinotefuran in or on a variety of commodities. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2005	Mar 24, 2005
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Draft FSIS Microbiological Hazard Identification Guide for Meat and Poultry Components of Products Produced by Very Small Plants Guide on microbiological hazard identification for very small plant operators that was developed in consultation with the Meat and Poultry Subcommittee of the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. It includes descriptions of pathogens of concern, guidance tables on the hazards in various process categories for products, and more. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, August 26, 1999	Jun 18, 2004
	Weber, Gary and Associates	Economic Incentives in Mandatory vs. Voluntary Fresh Produce Standards This presentation discusses economic incentives in mandatory vs. voluntary fresh produce standards. It was presented at the 2007 IRAC-sponsored Public Conference 'Risk Assessment, Economic Analysis, and Foodborne Illness Regulations'. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007	Dec 7, 2007
	Unit D2 - Biological Risks, Directorate D - Food Safety: Production and Distribution Chain, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Effectively Enforced Feed-Ban Guidance document regarding indicators to give proof of an effectively enforced ban of feeding ruminants with protein derived from mammals. Includes a list of Community legislation related to the feed ban. (more) Publication Month: April 2004	Jul 5, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Fenamidone; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for fenamidone and its metabolite RPA 717879 in or on a variety of commodities. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2004	Sep 30, 2004
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Food Labelling This site provides access to EU legislation related to food labeling, including such topics as the labeling of quinine, caffeine, beef, and GMOs. (more)	Mar 23, 2005
	Unnevehr, Laurian J. (Ed.)	Food Safety in Food Security and Food Trade Collection of briefs on such topics as food safety, mycotoxins, and GM crops in developing countries, and food safety, risk, and trade. Includes case studies on "Guatemalan Raspberries and Cyclospora," "Kenyan Fish Exports," "The Shrimp Export Industry in Bangladesh," "Reducing Pesticide Residues on Horticultural Crops," "India Responds to International Food Safety Requirements," "Supermarkets and Quality and Safety Standards for Produce in Latin America," "Beef industry in China," "The Poultry Industry in Colombia," and "Reducing Mycotoxins in Brazilian Crops". (more) Publication Month: September 2003	Aug 19, 2004
	Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Use of Unapproved Hormone Implants in Veal Calves Guidance for industry regarding unapproved hormone implants in veal calves and special measures to make veal calves that have been implanted with growth-promoting hormones acceptable for consumption. This guidance was withdrawn in 69 FR 42443, available through GPO Access . (more) Publication Date: Friday, April 2, 2004	Apr 9, 2004
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	HACCP Plan Reassessment for Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products "The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is publishing this notice to inform establishments that produce mechanically tenderized beef products that their next annual HACCP plan reassessment for these products must take into account the fact that there have been three relatively recent Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 outbreaks associated with consumption of mechanically tenderized beef." Comments are invited. (more) Deadline: Monday, July 25, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, May 26, 2005	Jun 1, 2005
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	HACCP Reassessment for Slaughterers of Young Calves Notice of proposed rule and request for comments regarding the need for slaughterers of young calves to reassess their HACCP systems regarding animal drug residues and the use of unapproved new animal drugs. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, December 23, 2004	Jan 5, 2005
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Identification of Bovine Animals (Cattle and Buffaloes) Links to EC legislation related to the identification of bovine animals. Deadline: Monday, August 15, 2005	Aug 15, 2005
	Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Lamb, Pork, Fish, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, and Peanuts; Proposed Rule This proposed rule gives definitions, requirements for consumer notification and product marking, and recordkeeping responsibilities of retailers and suppliers with respect to country of origin labeling of muscle cuts of beef, lamb, and pork, ground beef, ground lamb, and ground pork, farm-raised and wild fish and shellfish, fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, and peanuts. Includes discussion of the economic analysis, alternative approaches, costs and benefits, and related considerations. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, October 30, 2003	Nov 5, 2003
	Clemens, Roxanne; Babcock, Bruce A.	Meat Traceability: Its Effect on Trade This report provides an overview of the beef traceability standards of the EU, Japan, and Australia. There is discussion of the issues and opportunities associated with beef traceability, and of potential future impacts on trade and costs. (more) Publication Year: 2002	Jul 12, 2002
	Directorate F - Food and Veterinary Office, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Overview Report of a Series of Missions Carried Out in All Member States During 2002 in Order to Evaluate the Operation of Controls Over the Traceability and Labelling of Beef and Minced Beef Summary report on evaluations of the operation of official controls over beef traceability and labeling in EU Member States. Annexes include "Programme of Missions" and "Legislation Applicable to the Missions". (more) Publication Date: Friday, September 12, 2003	Sep 22, 2003
	Environmental Protection Agency	Pinoxaden; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes a residue tolerances for pinoxaden in or on barley, wheat, certain cattle products, and milk. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2005	Jul 28, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Propoxycarbazone-sodium; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule establishing "a tolerance for combined residues of propoxycarbazone-sodium and its metabolite in or on meat, meat byproducts, wheat and milk." Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2004	Jul 7, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Pyrimethanil; Pesticide Tolerances Final rule that establishes pesticide residue tolerances for pyrimethanil and certain of its metabolites on certain commodities. Commodities affected include almond; apple, wet pomace; banana; citrus oil; fruit, citrus, group 10 (post-harvest); fruit, pome, group 11 (pre-harvest and post-harvest); fruit, stone (except cherry), group 12; grape; grape, raisin; onion, dry bulb; onion, green; pistachio; strawberry; tomato; vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C; cattle; goat; horse; sheep; and milk. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, August 26, 2004	Aug 26, 2004
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture/Food and Drug Administration	Re-examination of Bovine that Become Non-ambulatory After Passing Ante-mortem Inspection "This notice provides inspection program personnel with clarification instructions related to FSIS Notice 5-04, Interim Guidance for Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle and Age Determination." It discusses the need to determine if a non-ambulatory animal suffered an acute injury after ante-mortem inspection or if the animal is showing symptoms of a chronic condition and related measures. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2006	Feb 14, 2006
	Environmental Protection Agency	Spirodiclofen; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for spirodiclofen in or on a variety of commodities. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2005	Jul 14, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Tetraconazole; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes time-limited residue tolerances for tetraconazole in or on a variety of commodities. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Friday, April 22, 2005	Apr 28, 2005
	Audit, Review, and Compliance Branch, Livestock and Seed Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	USDA Beef Export Verification (BEV) Program This page provides procedures, a listing of eligible suppliers, and other resources related to the BEV Program. This program allows for products to be issued an FSIS Export certificate that states that the meat products were derived from cattle slaughtered in the U.S., and allows products to be labeled as meeting the BEV Program requirements. (more)	Aug 21, 2003
	U.S. Department of Agriculture	USDA Releases Specifications for the Purchase of Irradiated Ground Beef in the National School Lunch Program Press release regarding USDA's release of specifications for the purchase of irradiated ground beef in the National School Lunch Program. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, May 29, 2003	May 30, 2003

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