United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-04-19 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-RCED-94-189 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-189 P0b002ee180393190 f:trc94189 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-189 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-189 T-RCED-94-189 Quality control Meat inspection Poultry inspection Contaminated foods Hazardous substances Risk management Safety standards Meat packing industry Poultry industry Consumer protection FSIS Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System Testimony RCED Because of outdated statutory requirements for visual inspection of meat and poultry, the federal Food Safety and Inspection Service is unable to target scarce resources to detect microbial contamination, a primary cause of foodborne disease. Over the past 15 years, GAO and others have reported repeatedly that the federal meat and poultry system is obsolete and must be replaced with a scientific, risk-based system that can better protect the public. This testimony, in addition to discussing why the federal system falls short in addressing microbial contamination, also examines industry use of microbial testing programs. GAO also critiques the Food Safety and Inspection Service's proposal that meat and poultry plants implement a quality control system known as hazard analysis and critical control point. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-189/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-189.htm GAO/T-RCED-94-189 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-189 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-94-189; Food Safety: Risk-Based Inspections and Microbial Monitoring Needed for Meat and Poultry; Quality control Meat inspection Poultry inspection Contaminated foods Hazardous substances Risk management Safety standards Meat packing industry Poultry industry Consumer protection FSIS Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System