[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 7950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4409]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

9 CFR Parts 304, 308, 310, 320, 327, 381, 416, and 417

[Docket No. 93-016-12N]


Publication of Salmonella Testing Data

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will hold a 
meeting regarding the publication of Salmonella testing data. 
Participants will discuss methods of making available to the public 
FSIS-generated testing data on the prevalence of Salmonella found on 
inspected products.

DATES: The meeting will be held on March 6, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. until 
11:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 107A, Jamie L. Whitten 
Federal Building, 12th and Jefferson Dr. SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for the meeting, call 
(202) 501-7136, FAX (202) 501-7642, or E-mail usdafsis/
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 25, 1996, FSIS published a final 
rule, ``Pathogen Reduction; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point 
(HACCP) Systems'' (61 FR 38806). The rule established that FSIS will 
obtain samples from slaughter establishments and establishments 
producing raw ground product or fresh pork sausage and test those 
samples for Salmonella to ensure that pathogen reduction performance 
standards are being met. As stated in the rule, the test results will 
be available to the public.
    FSIS is considering making the test results available via the 
Internet on the FSIS Homepage. FSIS also is interested in receiving 
public input on other methods for making the test results available. 
Therefore, the Agency will hold a public meeting regarding the 
publication of Salmonella testing data.

    Done at Washington, DC, on: February 18, 1997.
Thomas J. Billy,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-4409 Filed 2-18-97; 4:42 pm]
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