Notice2024-13842
Availability of Guidance for Residue Prevention
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Published
June 25, 2024
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentFood Safety and Inspection Service
Abstract
FSIS is announcing the availability of its updated guideline for the prevention of violative residues in meat and poultry slaughter establishments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53039-53040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13842]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket Number FSIS-2022-0032]
Availability of Guidance for Residue Prevention
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: FSIS is announcing the availability of its updated guideline
for the prevention of violative residues in meat and poultry slaughter
establishments.
DATES: Comments on the guideline must be received on or before August
26, 2024.
ADDRESSES: A downloadable version of the revised compliance guide is
available to view and print at <a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/compliance-guidance">https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/compliance-guidance</a>.
FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this
document. Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this
web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
<bullet> Hand- or Courier-Delivered Submittals: Deliver to 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 350-E,
Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2022-0032. Comments
received in response to this docket will be made available for public
inspection and posted without change, including any personal
information, to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Docket: For access to background documents or comments received,
call 202-720-5046 to schedule a time to visit the FSIS Docket Room at
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Edelstein, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development, FSIS, USDA;
Telephone: (202) 205-0495.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. National Residue Program (NRP) is
administered by FSIS to collect data on chemical residues in domestic
and imported meat, poultry, and egg products and to keep products that
are adulterated because of illegal residues out of commerce. FSIS
collects samples of meat, poultry, and egg products at egg products
plants, official establishments and official import inspection
establishments and analyzes the samples at FSIS laboratories for
chemical residues of veterinary drugs, pesticides, and environmental
contaminants. Through this testing, FSIS verifies that establishments
maintain adequate residue control in their Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Point (HACCP) systems. As part of the HACCP regulation under 9
CFR part 417, establishments are required to conduct a hazard analysis
and to consider the food safety hazards that are reasonably likely to
occur, including drug and other chemical residues.
FSIS is announcing that it has revised its FSIS Guideline for
Residue Prevention, which was last issued on May 29, 2013 (78 FR
32235). The guideline is intended to help establishments meet FSIS
requirements regarding violative residue prevention. FSIS updated the
guideline in response to frequent askFSIS questions. FSIS also revised
the guideline to provide updates based on up-to-date science,
incorporate new information on purchase specifications and
documentation that can be used to support that violative residues are
not reasonably likely to occur and provide guidance for establishments
that perform residue testing. Additionally, FSIS updated the guideline
to clarify how residues influence New Swine Inspection System sorting
procedures and FSIS Kidney Inhibition Swab (KIS<SUP>TM</SUP>) testing
procedures. Furthermore, FSIS made changes to the guideline to improve
its readability. The updated guideline is available at: <a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/compliance-guidance">https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/compliance-guidance</a>.
This guideline represents FSIS' current thinking on residue
prevention and should be considered usable as of the date of its
issuance. The information in the guideline is provided to assist meat
and poultry establishments in meeting regulatory requirements. The
contents of the guideline do not have the force and effect of law and
are not meant to bind the public in any way. The guideline is intended
only to provide clarity to industry regarding existing requirements
under the regulations.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal
Register publication online through the FSIS web page located at:
<a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register">https://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register</a>. FSIS also will make copies
of this publication available through the FSIS Constituent Update,
which is used to provide information regarding FSIS policies,
procedures, regulations, Federal Register notices, FSIS public
meetings, and other types of information that could affect or would be
of interest to our constituents and stakeholders. The Constituent
Update is available on the FSIS web page. Through the web page,
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FSIS provides information to a much broader, more diverse audience. In
addition, FSIS offers an email subscription service which provides
automatic and customized access to selected food safety news and
information. This service is available at: <a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe">https://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe</a>. Options range from recalls to export information,
regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves and have the option to password protect their
accounts.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights
regulations and policies, USDA, its Mission Areas, agencies, staff
offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering
USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender
expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status,
family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance
program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil
rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA
(not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing
deadlines vary by program or incident.
Program information may be made available in languages other than
English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of
communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, American Sign Language) should contact the
responsible Mission Area, agency, or staff office; the USDA TARGET
Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY); or the Federal Relay Service
at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a complainant should
complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form,
which can be obtained online at <a href="https://www.usda.gov/forms/electronic-forms">https://www.usda.gov/forms/electronic-forms</a>, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a
letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's
name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the
alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date
of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or
letter must be submitted to USDA by:
(1) Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20250-9410;
(2) Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
(3) Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7e0e0c11190c1f135017100a1f151b3e0b0d1a1f50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ed9d9f828a9f8c80c38483998c8688ad989e898cc38a829b">[email protected]</span></a>. USDA is an equal opportunity
provider, employer, and lender.
Done at Washington, DC.
Paul Kiecker,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024-13842 Filed 6-24-24; 8:45 am]
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