Food Safety and Inspection Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700

Updated July 13, 2000

Pathogen Reduction/HACCP & HACCP Implementation

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Hot Topics

• Baseline Data Collection Program
• FSIS Federal Register Publications
• Generic HACCP Models
• Guidance Documents
• HACCP-Based Inspection Models
• Quarterly Regulatory and Enforcement Reports
• Additional Resources

General Information about the Regulation

• The Final Rule (FR Vol. 61, No. 144, Thursday, July 25, 1996)
• Q And A: Hazard Analysis And Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems
• Backgrounder: Pathogen Reduction and HACCP Systems...and Beyond
• Backgrounder: The Final Rule on Pathogen Reduction and HACCP
• Key Facts on Various Aspects of the Rule and HACCP Implementation
• Backgrounder: HACCP Implementation--Phase II for Small Plants, January 1999
• Backgrounder: HACCP IMPLEMENTATION—Phase III for Very Small Plants, July 1999
• Overview: Evaluation of the Pathogen Reduction; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (PR/HACCP) Systems; Final Rule (November 1999)
  • Slide presentation to accompany the overview

• For the latest Backgrounders on HACCP and related topics, please check the Backgrounders page.

Small & Very Small Plant HACCP Implementation

• State HACCP Network: Contacts and Coordinators, April 1999
• Public Meetings to Help Small Plant Operators
• Mr. Billy's remarks at the Raleigh meeting, September 19, 1998

HACCP Implementation Updates and Reports

• Small & Very Small Plant HACCP Update
  • Update #16, December 1999
  • Update #15, November 1999
  • Update #14, October 1999
  • Update #13, September 1999
  • Update #12, August 1999
  • Update #11, July 1999
  • Update #10, June 1999
  • Update #9, May 1999
  • Update #8, April 1999
  • Update #7, March 1999
  • Update #6, February 1999
  • Update #5, January 1999
  • Update #4, December 1998
  • Update #3, November 1998
  • Update #2, October 1998
  • Update #1, September 1998
• HACCP Update
  • Update #2, April 21, 1998
  • Update #1, June 17, 1997
• Evaluation of Inspection Activities During Phase One of HACCP Implementation, July 1998 [PDF*, 271 KB]

HACCP Hotline Trends

• FSIS Inspection Personnel Questions on HACCP Implementation
  • Set #2, June 1998
  • Set #1, March 1998
• Industry Questions on HACCP Implementation
  • Set #2, June 1998
  • Set #1, March 1998

Issue Papers

• Federal Register Notice on Part 417 Requirements -- Establishment Review of Product Production Records
• Public Release of Salmonella Testing Results
• Strategy for Salmonella Testing
• What Will Be the Next Steps Re: Zero Tolerance

  Additional Resources

• FSIS HACCP Hotline
  • Phone: 1-800-233-3935 (press "2" to connect to the HACCP Hotline)
  • Fax: 1-402-221-7438
  • E-mail: HACCP.Hotline@usda.gov
• Food Safety Virtual University's College of Pathogen Reduction and HACCP programs
  [Training and educational materials used by FSIS in training related to HACCP, available in this electronic format for anyone seeking additional information on the regulatory components of HACCP programs]
• International HACCP Alliance
• State HACCP Network: Contacts and Coordinators, April 1999
• USDA/FDA HACCP Training Programs and Resources Database
• USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness Education Information Center (Links to HACCP and food safety information)

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