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Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	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
	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
	European Food Safety Authority	EFSA Workshops on Salmonella in Pigs: Call for Contributions Copenhagen, Denmark: The first workshopfrom 21st-22nd April 2008 will focus on the quality and relevance of methods in terms of applicability to the EFSA risk assessment objectives. The second workshop from the 23rd-24th April 2008 will discuss the quality and relevance of data in terms of its applicability to the EFSA risk assessment. The deadline of application for the workshop is 3rd March. (more) Deadline: Monday, March 10, 2008 Event Dates: Monday, April 21, 2008 - Thursday, April 24, 2008 Publication Date: Friday, February 15, 2008	Feb 17, 2008
	FDA National Retail Food Team	FDA Report on the Occurrence of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors in Selected Institutional Foodservice, Restaurant, and Retail Food Store Facility Types (2004) This report summarizes results from the 2003 data collection on the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors in hospitals, nursing homes, elementary schools, fast food restaurants, full service restaurants, and deli departments, meat and poultry departments, seafood departments, and produce departments of retail food stores. Risk factors examined include food from unsafe sources, inadequate cooking, improper holding/time temperature, contaminated equipment/protection from contamination, poor personal hygiene, and other (chemical contamination). Recommendations for industry and for retail food regulatory programs are provided. Data are also provided on the impact of certified managers on the control of foodborne illness risk factors, cook temperatures for pork, ratites, and injected meats, hot holding temperatures, employee health, juice and eggs, and highly susceptible populations. See also Q&A about this report. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2004	Sep 16, 2004
	Department of Food Safety, Zoonoses and Foodborne Diseases, World Health Organization	Food Safety and Streptococcus suis Fact sheet regarding contracting Streptococcus suis from infected pork meat. Deadline: Tuesday, October 11, 2005	Oct 11, 2005
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Generic E. coli and Salmonella Baseline Results FSIS is releasing its data regarding E. coli and Salmonella from studies conducted between 1997 and 2000. This notice also available as PDF. NB: Other FSIS microbiological baseline data can be found here. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, February 17, 2005	Feb 22, 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
	Office International des Epizooties (World Organization for Animal Health)	Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals This manual discusses laboratory diagnostic tests and information on vaccines for certain animal diseases. Publication Year: 2004	Oct 18, 2004
	National Pork Producers Council	National Pork Producers Council Industry organization for pork producers. The website includes news, events, links to market information, a directory of state associations, public policy information, and more. (more)	Jun 25, 2003
	National Pork Producers Council	National Pork Producers Council: State Associations Directory of state affiliate associations to the National Pork Producers Council.	Jun 25, 2003
	Bolton, Declan J.; Maunsell, Blaithin; Howlett, Brendan	Pork Slaughter and Processing Food Safety Report that outlines prerequisite programs, a HACCP program, and a chemical residues control sub-program for pork slaughter and processing operations. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Publication Month: July 2005	Dec 21, 2005
	MetaFarms	PorkNet Website with information on the pork industry. Includes information about their consulting service and an industry calendar. Subscription to the site will also allow you to access a newsletter, a reference library of pork-related resources, and more. (more)	Jun 25, 2003
	Rea, John C.	Preventing Sulfa Residues in Pork This report provides an overview of sulfa residues in pork, and includes tables of approved levels and withdrawal periods for swine feed additives and effects of form and level of sulfa in finisher feed on sulfa residues in pork. There is also a description of swine exposure pathways to sulfa drugs, and a checklist for ways to prevent sulfa residues in pork. (more) Publication Date: Friday, October 1, 1993	Jul 12, 2002
	Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority	A Quantitative Microbiological Risk Assessment on Salmonella in Meat: Source Attribution for Human Salmonellosis from Meat - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards Opinion adopted on January 24, 2008 regarding the quantitative risk assessment and evaluation of the relative contribution of different meat categories to cases of food-borne Salmonella infections in humans, taking into account the occurrence of the pathogen in the food chain, risk factors, food production flows and food preparation and consumption habits. (more) Publication Date: Monday, February 18, 2008	Feb 25, 2008
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Quarterly Progress Report on Salmonella Testing of Selected Raw Meat and Poultry Products: Preliminary Results, April - June, 2006 Data from the Pathogen Reduction/HACCP Verification Testing Program for the Second Quarter 2006 (4/1/2006 - 6/30/2006) reporting percent of samples found positive for Salmonella among broilers, hogs, turkeys, and cows, as well as ground chicken, beef, and turkey. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 Publication Date: Thursday, August 10, 2006	Aug 15, 2006
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Quarterly Progress Report on Salmonella Testing of Selected Raw Meat and Poultry Products: Preliminary Results, January-March, 2006 Data from the Pathogen Reduction/HACCP Verification Testing Program for the First Quarter 2006 (1/1/2006 - 3/31/2006) reporting percent of samples found positive for Salmonella among broilers, hogs, turkeys, and cows, as well as ground chicken, beef, and turkey. (more) Deadline: Saturday, June 24, 2006 Publication Date: Friday, June 23, 2006	Jun 24, 2006
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Quarterly Progress Reports on Salmonella Testing of Selected Raw Meat and Poultry Products The quarterly progress report regarding Salmonella testing of selected raw meat and poultry products. In February 2006, FSIS posted in the Federal Register its intention to publish results quarterly and to change how it used the results from its Salmonella verification sampling program for meat and poultry establishments as a way to enhance public health protection. (more) Publication Year: 2008	Mar 28, 2008
	European Union Risk Analysis Information Network	Risk Assessment Database Database of data and study outcomes related to food safety risk assessment. Includes information on Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7, Yersinia enterocolitica and Staphylococcus aureus in beef, pork, lamb, poultry, milk, and vegetables. Includes such study types as base line, growth, survival, dose response, and life style. Access to raw data files is limited to those who have submitted data. (more)	Oct 8, 2004
	Hurd, Scott, et al.	Risk-Based Optimization of the Danish Swine Salmonella Control Program This presentation discusses Risk-Based Optimization of the Danish Swine Salmonella Control Program. It was presented at the 2007 IRAC-sponsored Public Conference 'Risk Assessment, Economic Analysis, and Foodborne Illness Regulations'. Paper for the presentation is available from this link. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007	Dec 7, 2007
	United Kingdom Food Standards Agency	Survey on the Meat Content of Certain Meat Products Report of a survey of recipes, samples of raw materials and final products at the point of manufacture on 191 meat products covering sausages, burgers, pies and kebabs from 146 different manufacturers. Annexes include 'LOCAL AUTHORITIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEY', 'FSA METHOD TOP CALCULATE MEAT CONTENT', 'THE CLITRAVI METHOD', 'STUBBS AND MORE CALCULATION USING NITROGEN FACTORS', 'CALCULATION OF ANALYTICAL UNCERTAINTY', 'RESULTS OF MEAT CONTENT CALCULATIONS' and more. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2007	Nov 1, 2007
	Carlson, Marcia S.; Fangman, Thomas J.	Swine Antibiotics and Feed Additives: Food Safety Considerations This report discusses the use of antibiotics in swine feed and provides guidance on safely using antibiotics. Includes tables showing approved treatment levels for a variety of swine antibiotics. (more) Publication Date: Monday, January 31, 2000	Jul 12, 2002
	Leuck, Dale; Haley, Mildred; Harvey, David	U.S. 2003 and 2004 Livestock and Poultry Trade Influenced by Animal Disease and Trade Restrictions This report discusses the effects of BSE and other animal diseases on U.S. trade in livestock and animal products for 2003 and recent years and 2004 forecast. (more) Publication Month: July 2004	Jul 6, 2004

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