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USDA FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE (FSIS) DIRECTIVES 1 © 2013 Aaron J. Lenz Consulting
United States Department of Agriculture
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SERIES
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
Administrative Directives: General administration, administrative services, budget, finance, personnel issues.
5,000 Program Services: Grants, HACCP, inspection procedures, IDV reviews, Federal-State issues, cooperative programs, custom exemption.
6,000 Slaughter Inspection: Finished product standards, zero-tolerance for fecal material, antimicrobials, carcass spraying, humane handling.
7,000 Processed Products: Processing performance standards, labeling.
8,000 Compliance Evaluation & Enforcement: Recalls, detentions, seizures, condemnations.
9,000 Export & Imports: Exports and imports.
10,000 Laboratory Services: E. coli, Salmonella, sample seals, residues, sampling programs.
11,000 Facilities, Equipment & Sanitation: Sanitation standard operating procedures, sanitation performance standards.
12,000 Voluntary Inspection: Voluntary reimbursable inspection services.
13,000 Public Health Information System: PHIS.
USDA FSIS DIRECTIVES
Number Title
1010.1 Organization
1010.2 Circuit Maintenance Guidelines
1020.1 Delegation of Personnel Authority
1020.2 Authorization to Administer Employment Oaths
1020.4 Delegation of Authority for Disciplinary Actions
1030.2 Documentation of Processing and Combination Assignments
1050.1 Requesting Participation at Non-FSIS Sponsored Meeting and Events
1070.1 Quick Immersion Training
1090.1 Management Controls
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1090.2 Audits of Management Controls
1210.1 Cooperative Documents
1210.2 Reimbursable Agreements
1210.3 Interagency Agreements
1232.4 Regulations Development and Clearance
1240.1 Communicating with External Entities
1270.1 Responding to the Office of Inspector General Audits and Reports
1270.2 Responding to the General Accounting Office Audits and Reports
1300.2 Contractor Access to FSIS Data Bases
1300.4 Access to Electronic and Information Technology Systems
1300.5 The Use of the FSIS Situation Room
1300.6 Information Technology Acquisition Approval Policy
1300.7 Managing Information Technology Resources
1300.15 Controlled Access to Restricted Areas
1304.2 Broadband Home Usage Policy
1306.1 Incident Response
1306.2 Information Systems Certification and Accreditation (C&A)
1306.3 Configuration Management (CM) of Security Controls for Information Systems
1306.4 Risk Assessment (RA)
1306.5 Identification and Authentication (IDAuth)
1306.6 System and Information Integrity (SI)
1306.7 Information Systems Physical and Environmental (PE) Protection
1306.8 Security Awareness and Training (SAT)
1306.9 System Communication (SC) Protection
1306.10 Information System Access Control (AC)
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1306.11 Information Systems Audit and Accountability (AU)
1306.12 Maintenance (MA)
1306.13 Information Systems Planning (PL)
1306.14 Media Protection (MP)
1306.15 Information Systems Contingency Planning (CP)
1306.16 Information Assurance (IA)
1306.17 Safeguarding Electronic Equipment and Data during Foreign Travel
1306.19 Personnel Security (PS) for Information Systems
1306.20 Information Systems and Services Acquisition (SA)
1310.3 Technical Change Control Board (TCCB)
1320.2 Systems Development Life Cycle
1320.4 Office of Field Operations (OFO) AssuranceNet Data Monitoring Responsibilities
1400.1 Release of Agency Records to External Entities
1410.2 Public Exhibits
1420.2 Publications Control Program
1420.3 Publication Maintenance and Disposal
1420.4 Submitting Manuscripts for Publication
1420.5 Submitting Science Program Papers, Presentations, and Speeches for Clearance
1450.1 Freedom of Information and Privacy Act
1460.2 Audio Visual Broadcast Media Services
1510.1 Equal Employment Notification Material for the Public
1520.1 Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement
1520.2 Colleges and Universities
2100.1 Procurement of Supplies, Equipment, and Services
2100.6 Purchase Card
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2200.2 Cooperative Agreements
2410.2 Instructions for Requesting Retiree Identification (RID) Cards for Field Employees
2410.3 Non-Accountable Personal Property
2450.1 Assignment and Use of Motor Vehicles for Official FSIS Business
2450.2 Government Paid Parking for Non-Bargaining Unit Employees
2500.2 Smoking Policy
2530.2 Space Management Program
2532.1 Security Procedures
2540.3 Telephone Equipment and Services
2610.1 FSIS Issuance System
2620.1 Records Management Program
2620.2 Guidelines of Handling and Distributing Classified Documents
2630.1 Correspondence Management Program
2640.1 Forms Management Program
2650.1 Reports Management Program
2660.1 Mail Management Program
2680.1 Printing, Graphics, and Copying Services
2780.1 Environmental Management at FSIS Facilities
2791.2 Laboratory Environmental Health and Safety Management
3100.1 Review of Unliquidated Obligations (ULOs)
3200.1 Administrative Control System for Appropriations and Funds
3200.2 Responsibilities for Operation Under the Administrative Fund Control System
3230.1 Availability and Control of Appropriations and Funds
3300.1 Fiscal Guidelines for Cooperative Inspection Programs
3300.3 Billing State Agencies Services Performed by Laboratories
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3300.4 Billing Non-Federal Laboratories Accreditation
3410.2 Post Office Box Rentals
3410.3 Reimbursement Provisions for Inspection Expenditures
3410.4 Prompt Payment of Bills
3410.6 Reimbursable Charges Funded by Mission Assignments
3500.1 Accounting Adjustments
3500.2 Accounting Funds and Property Charged to Separating Employees
3530.1 Preparation of Time and Attendance Reports for Intermittent Employees
3530.2 Replacement of Non-Salary Government Checks
3530.4 Time and Attendance Reporting
3700.1 Collecting Debts
3710.1 Employees’ Claims for Loss or Damaged Personal Property
3720.1 Federal Tort Claims
3730.1 Recovery of Employee Indebtedness
3730.2 Waiver of Claims Against Employees Arising from Erroneous Payments of Pay and Allowances
3800.1 Temporary Duty Travel Within CONUS (Continental United States)
3800.2 Reimbursement for the Use of Privately Owned Vehicles
3800.10 Meat and Poultry Inspection Operations (MPIO) Travel Expenditure Reporting System
3800.12 Travel Advances
3805.1 Travel Authorizations
3805.3 Conditions for Reimbursing Travel Expenses of Nongovernment Traveler
3810.1 Responsibilities of Approving Officers for Review and Approval of Vouchers
3810.3 Travel Vouchers
3820.1 Employee Relocation Allowances
3820.2 Determining When the Payment of Relocation Expenses to Non-Bargaining Unit Employees in the
Interest of the Government
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3820.3 Payment of Relocation Allowances for In-Plant Shortage Locations
3820.4 Payment of Relocation Expenses to the First Post of Duty
3830.2 Government Travel Charge Card Program
3840.1 Temporary Duty Travel Outside CONUS
3850.1 Conference Planning and Reporting Requirements
4200.2 New Employee Orientation
4251.1 Intra-Management Communication and Consultation System
4271.2 Pre-Tax Parking Benefit Program for Non-Bargaining Unit Employees
4293.1 Personnel Records
4300.1 Reassignment of Food Inspectors in Work Reduction Situations
4300.3 Career Transition Assistance Program
4300.5 Details of Personnel
4300.6 Temporary Promotions and Details
4300.8 Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Incentives
4300.10 Ensuring That Inspection Program Personnel Have Proper Training to Cover Work Assignments
4304.1 Employment of Experts and Consultants
4306.1 Employment of People with Disabilities (Including Disabled Veterans)
4306.2 Reasonable Accommodation and Accessibility for People with Disabilities
4310.2 Employment of Relatives
4312.1 Position Management
4315.2 Probationary Period
4315.3 Probationary Period for Newly Appointed Supervisors and Managers
4334.1 Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Assignments
4335.1 Merit Promotion Program
4335.1 Attachment
Department Merit Promotion Plan
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4335.4 Selecting Officials for Meat and Poultry Inspection Operations (MPIO) Positions
4335.6 Applying for Recurring Vacancies
4335.8 Interview Policy
4338.1 Training as a Condition of Employment
4339.1 Medical Determinations Relating to Employment
4339.2 Medical Examinations for Employees Exposed to Hazardous Employment Conditions
4339.3 Medical Requirements for In-Plant Positions in FSIS
4340.1 Part-Time Employment Policies
4351.1 Reduction in Force
4410.1 Employee Development
4410.2 Career Development Program
4410.4 FSIS Training Steering Committee
4413.1 Career Enhancement Program
4430.1 Performance Evaluation Plan
4430.2 Monetary Awards Based on the Performance Rating of Record
4430.3 In-Plant Performance System (IPPS)
4430.4 Performance Evaluation Plan for Non-Bargaining Unit Employees
4430.5 Supervisory Tool for Assessment Results
4430.6 Out-of-Plant Performance System (OPPS)
4451.1 Home Marketing Incentive Program
4451.2 Performance Awards Program for Veterinary Medical Officers, Supervisory Food Technologists, and
Supervisory Food Inspectors
4451.3 Performance Awards Program for Bargaining Unit Employees
4451.4 Administrator’s Workplace Harmony Award
4451.6 Non-Monetary Award Recognition
4451.7 Time-Off Award Program
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4451.8 Spot Award Program
4451.9 External Awards
4451.10 Field Operations Merit Award Program for Excellence
4451.11 Home Marketing Incentive Program
4451.12 Employee Suggestion Program
4451.14 Referral Bonus Award
4461.1 Transit Benefit Program
4500.1 Classification of Positions
4500.2 Delegation of Position Classification Authority
4511.1 General Schedule and Wage Grade Classification Appeals Procedures
4511.2 Position Maintenance Review
4511.3 Peer Review Plan for Scientific Positions
4530.3 Salary Determinations for General Schedule Employees
4531.1 Within-Grade Increase
4536.1 Grade and Pay Retention
4537.1 Repayment of Student Loans Program
4550.1 Travel Time Pay Entitlement Under Title 5 U.S. Code
4550.2 Garnishment of Wages for Child Support, Alimony, and Commercial Debt
4550.4 Premium Pay Under Title 5, U.S. Code
4551.1 Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act
4591.1 Allowances and Differentials for Employees Stationed in Non-Foreign Areas
4610.1 Tours of Duty
4610.3 Service During Work Stoppages in Connection with Strikes, Floods, or Other Emergency Conditions
4610.5 Alternative Work Schedules
4610.6 Daily Duty Limitations for In-Plant Inspectors
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4610.7 Alternative Workplace Arrangements (FlexiPlace, Telecommuting, Telework)
4610.8 Returning to Work after a Workplace Injury (Work Hardening Program)
4610.9 Travel Compensatory Time
4630.2 Leave
4630.3 Witnesses in Judicial Proceedings
4630.7 Creditable Service for Annual Leave Accrual
4711.1 Labor Management Relations
4713.1 Equal Employment Opportunity
4713.2 Prevention of Discrimination on Grounds of Political Affiliation or Marital Status
4713.3 Equal Opportunity Counseling and Complaints Program
4732.2 Security Clearances
4735.3 Employee Responsibilities and Conduct
4735.4 Reporting Assault, Harassment, Interference, Intimidation, or Threats
4735.6 Safeguarding Confidential Industry Information
4735.7 Industry Complaints Against FSIS Program Employees
4735.8 Drug-Free Workplace Plan
4735.9 Ethics and Conflicts of Interest
4771.1 Administrative Grievance System
4791.1 Basic Occupational Safety and Health Program
4791.3 Use of Formaldehyde in Laboratory Samples
4791.5 Hazard Communication Program
4791.6 Procedures for Workplace and Travel Emergencies
4791.7 Monitoring Employee Exposure to Occupational Radiation
4791.8 Air Contaminants Safety Awareness
4791.11 Lockout/Tagout Safety Program
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4791.12 Reporting and Correcting Occupational Hazards
4791.13 Workplace Inspections and Injury, Illness, and Motor Vehicle Incident Reporting
4791.15 Radiation Safety Program
4792.1 First Aid
4792.2 Federal Employees Occupational Health Services
4792.3 Employee Assistance Program
4810.1 On-the-Job Injury and Illness Compensation Program
4831.3 Retirees Requesting Badges or Credentials as Mementos
4850.1 Unemployment Compensation and Severance Pay
4900.1 Employee Liability Action Taken Within the Scope of Employment
4900.4 Employee Pay Problems and Inquiries to National Finance Center
5000.1 Verifying an Establishment’s Food Safety System
5000.2 Review of Establishment Testing Data by Inspection Program Personnel
5000.3 Identification and Segregation of Products
5000.4 Performing the Review Component of PBIS 01B02 Procedure and PHIS Pre-Op Sanitation SOP
Review and Observation Task in Federally Inspected Processing, Slaughter, and Import Establishments
5000.5 Verification of Less Than Daily Sanitation Procedures
5000.6 Performance of the Hazard Analysis Verification (HAV) Task
5000.9 Verifying Video or Other Electronic Monitoring Records
5010.1 Food Safety Related Topics for Discussion During Weekly Meetings
5020.1 Verification of Salmonella Initiative Program
5050.1 Documentation of Noncompliance in Egg Products Plants
5090.1 Donning and Doffing Measurement
5100.1 Enforcement, Investigations, and Analysis Officer (EIAO) Comprehensive Food Safety Assessment
Methodology
5100.2 Enforcement, Investigations, and Analysis Officer (EIAO) Responsibilities Related to Recalls and
Consumer Complaints
5100.3 Administrative Enforcement Reporting (AER) System
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5100.4 Prioritized Scheduling of Food Safety Assessments (FSAs)
5110.2 Cross-Utilization of Poultry Graders and Food Inspectors
5110.3 Cross-Utilization of Meat Graders and Food Inspectors
5220.1 Granting, Refusing, Voluntary Suspension, or Voluntary Withdrawal of Federal Inspection Service
5220.2 Meat and Poultry Establishment Numbering Procedures
5220.3 Issuance of a Ten-Day Letter for Inactive Operations
5300.1 Managing the Establishment Profile in the Public Health Information System (PHIS)
5400.5 Inspection System Activities
5420.1 Homeland Security Threat Condition Response Risk Based Food Defense Verification Procedures
5420.2 Homeland Security Threat Condition Response—Handling of FSIS Laboratory Samples Under
Declared Heightened Threat Conditions
5420.3 Homeland Security Threat Condition Response—Surveillance of Establishments and Products in
Commerce
5420.4 Homeland Security Threat Condition Response—Emergency Procedures for the Office of International
Affairs Import Division
5420.5 Homeland Security Threat Condition Response Intelligence Reports and Communications
5420.6 Homeland Security Threat Condition Response—Information Technology Monitoring Procedures
5420.7 Homeland Security Threat Condition Response—Human Health Monitoring and Surveillance
5420.8 Homeland Security Threat Condition Response—Communication and Public Affairs Procedures
5500.2 Significant Incident Response
5500.3 Incident Investigation Team Reviews
5500.4 Products Intentionally Adulterated with Threat Agents
5600.1 Clearance and Posting of Data Analysis for the FSIS Internet Web Site
5610.1 Procedures to Implement the Consumer Complaint Monitoring System
5620.1 Using askFSIS
5710.1 Designation of States for Federal Meat or Poultry Inspection
5720.2 State Cooperative Inspection Programs
5720.3 Comprehensive Review Methodology of State Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs
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5730.1 Responsibilities in Dual Jurisdiction Establishments
5800.1 FSIS Data Coordination Committee
5930.1 Custom Exempt Review Process
6000.1 Responsibilities Related to Foreign Animal Diseases (FADs) and Reportable Conditions
6020.1 Enhanced Inspection of Poultry Related to a Notification of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
(HPAI) Outbreak by FSIS
6030.1 Religious Exemption
6100.1 Ante-Mortem Livestock Inspection
6100.2 Post-Mortem Livestock Inspection
6100.3 Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Poultry Inspection
6100.4 Verification Instructions Related to Specified Risk Materials (SRMs)
6120.1 Finished Product Standards for the New Line Speed (NELS) Inspection System and the Streamlined
Inspection System (SIS)
6120.2 High Pressure Processing (HPP) and Inspection Program Personnel Verification
6170.1 Ratite Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Inspection
6210.2 Inspection of Poultry Feet That Are Presented as Eligible to Receive the Mark of Inspection
6240.1 Inspection, Sampling, and Disposition of Animals for Tuberculosis
6330.1 Carcass Spraying during Chilling
6355.1 Use of Chlorine Dioxide in Poultry Chill Water
6400.1 Requirements Which Apply to the Harvesting of Fowl Ova for Human Food Purposes
6410.1 Verifying Sanitary Dressing and Process Control Procedures by Off-Line Inspection Program Personnel
(IPP) in Slaughter Operations of Cattle of Any Age
6410.3 Verifying Sanitary Dressing and Process Control Procedures by Off-Line Inspection Program Personnel
(IPP) in Poultry Slaughter Operations
6420.2 Verification of Procedures for Controlling Fecal Material, Ingesta, and Milk in Slaughter Operations
6440.1 Verification Activities for the Sanitary Air Inflation of Livestock Carcasses and Parts
6700.1 Retained Water in Raw Meat and Poultry Products
6810.1 Grademark Labeling on Meat and Poultry Products
6810.2 Marking Carcasses and Products (Meat)
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6900.2 Humane Handling and Slaughter of Livestock
6910.1 District Veterinary Medical Specialist Work Methods
7000.1 Verification of Non-Food Safety Consumer Protection Regulatory Requirements
7000.2 Experimental and Sample Products Policy
7000.4 Verifying Transferred Labeling
7010.1 Processing USDA—Donated Commodities
7110.1 Guidelines for Specified Cuts of Poultry
7110.3 Time/Temperature Guidelines for Cooling Heated Products
7111.1 Performance Standards for the Production of Certain Meat and Poultry Products
7120.1 Safe and Suitable Ingredients Used in the Production of Meat and Poultry Products
7124.1 Standards of Identity or Composition—Use of Cooked or Cured Product
7160.1 Meat Produced by Advanced Meat/Bone Separation Machinery and Meat Recovery Systems
7160.2 “Meat” Prepared Using Advanced Mechanical Meat/Bone Separation Machinery and Meat Recovery
Systems
7160.3 Advanced Meat Recovery Using Beef Vertebral Raw Materials
7220.1 FSIS Policy Memoranda (1980-1995)
7221.1 Prior Labeling Approval
7235.1 Mandatory Safe Handling Statements on Labeling of Raw and Partially Cooked Meat and Poultry
Products
7237.1 Labeling of Ingredients
7270.1 Sampling and Testing Procedures for Raw Poultry Products Labeled “Fresh”
7310.5 Presence of Foreign Material in Meat or Poultry Products
7320.1 Treatment of Certain Meat and Poultry Products Containing Pork to Destroy Trichinae
7355.1 Use of Sample Seals for Laboratory Samples and Other Application
7520.2 Procedures for Condition of Canned Product Container Examination
7530.1 Handling a Process Deviation or Abnormal Container of Thermally Processed, Commercially Sterile
Canned Product
7530.2 Verification Activities in Canning Operations That Choose to Follow the Canning Regulations
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7610.2 Total Quality Control for Processing Operations
7610.3 Expanded Operating Schedules for Total Quality Control Establishments
7620.3 Processing Inspectors’ Calculations Handbook
7700.1 Irradiation of Meat and Poultry Products
8010.1 Methodology for Conducting In-Commerce Surveillance Activities
8010.2 Investigative Methodology
8010.3 Procedures for Evidence Collection, Safeguarding, and Disposal
8010.4 Report of Investigation
8010.5 Case Referral and Disposition
8021.1 Investigative Methodology for Conducting Misconduct, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Hotline,
and Other Investigations
8030.1 Communicating with the Office of Inspector General (OIG)
8080.1 Recall of Meat and Poultry Products
8080.3 Foodborne Illness Investigations
8091.1 Procedures for the FSIS Health Hazard Evaluation Board
8140.1 Preparation and Submission of FSIS Form 8140-1, Notice of Receipt of Adulterated or Misbranded
Product
8410.1 Detention and Seizure
8420.1 Transportation Accidents
8840.1 Enforcement of Refrigeration and Labeling Requirements for Shell Eggs Packed for Consumer Use
9000.1 Export Certification
9000.2 Inspection Certification of Livestock Intestines or Casings
9000.6 Export Certification of Egg Products from Other Than Official Egg Products Plants
9010.1 United States Exported and Returned Products
9030.1 Targeting for High Risk Imported Product Shipments
9040.1 Re-Inspection of Product Intended for Export
9040.3 Use of Compensatory Time and Paid Overtime
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9500.1 Automated Import Information System (AIIS) Contingency Plan
9500.8 Importation of Products for Other Than Commercial Purposes
9500.9 Foreign Visitors Program
9530.1 Importation of Live Canadian Cattle, Sheep, and Goats into the United States
9550.1 Protein Fat-Free (PFF) for Imported Cured Pork Products
9600.1 Illegally Imported or Smuggled Products and Reporting in the Alert Tracking System
9900.1 Imported Product Shipment Presentation
9900.2 Import Inspection of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products
9900.3 Pre-Stamping Imported Products
9900.5 Label Verification of Imported Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products
9900.6 Laboratory Sampling Program for Imported Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products
9900.7 Physical Examinations of Cooked Meat from Regions Where Rinderpest or Foot and Mouth Disease
Exists
9900.8 Meat, Poultry, Egg Products, and Shell Eggs Refused Entry in the U.S.
9920.1 Reinspection of Imported Shell Eggs (Packed in Containers Destined for Consumers and for Breaking)
10,000.1 Policy on Use of Results from Non-FSIS Laboratories
10,010.1 Verification Activities for E. coli O157:H7 in Raw Beef Products
10,200.1 Accessing Laboratory Sample Information via LEARN
10,210.1 Unified Sampling Form
10,220.2 Use of CAST and FAST Screening Tests for Bob Veal Calves
10,220.3 Using the Fast Antimicrobial Screen Test (FAST) to Detect Antimicrobial Drug Residues in Cattle and
Swine
10,230.2 Procedures for Collecting and Submitting Domestic Samples for Microbiological Analysis
10,230.4 Salmonella Surveillance Program for Liquid and Frozen Egg Products
10,230.5 Self-Instruction Guide for Collecting Raw Meat and Poultry Product Samples for Salmonella Analysis
10,230.6 Submitting Tissue Specimens for Pathological or Diagnostic Microbiological Evaluation to the
Laboratory
10,240.4 Verification Procedures for Consumer Safety Inspectors (CSIs) for the Listeria monocytogenes
Regulation and Lm Sampling Programs
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10,240.5 Enforcement, Investigations, and Analysis Officer (EIAO) Assessment of Compliance with the Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) Regulation and Routine Listeria monocytogenes (RLm) Risk-Based Sampling Program
10,300.1 Intensified Verification Testing (IVT) Protocol for Sampling of Product, Food Contact Surfaces, and
Environmental Surfaces for Listeria monocytogenes (Lm)
10,630.1 Federal and Contract Servicing Laboratories for Domestic Food Chemistry Samples
10,700.1 Procedures for New Technology and Experimental Protocols for In-Plant Trials
10,800.1 Procedures for Residue Sampling, Testing, and Other Responsibilities for the National Residue
Programs
10,900.1 Inviting Non-FSIS Scientist for Office of Public Health Science (OPHS) Scientific Seminar Series
Presentation
11,000.1 New Technology Summaries Intranet Site
12,600.1 Voluntary Reimbursable Inspection Services
12,600.2 Reimbursable Overtime Inspection Services at Meat and Poultry Establishments
12,700.1 Operations Occurring Outside Approved Hours
13,000.1 Scheduling In-Plant Inspection Tasks in the Public Health Information System (PHIS)
13,000.2 Performing Sampling Tasks in Official Establishments Using the Public Health Information System
(PHIS)
ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
This document enables users to search the more than 370 FSIS directives, both public and non-public,
simultaneously by title key word(s) or number. It also contains hyperlinks to FSIS directives contained in the
user’s “Offline_Issuances” file folder located on the local disk (C:) drive. It may be used to directly access
Adobe® Acrobat
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connectivity. Please note the contents of the “Offline_Issuances” folder on the user’s computer may not
represent the most current directive revision or amendment.
Inoperative hyperlinks may be due to functionality issues within the document, reflect that the
contents of the “Offline_Issuances” folder have not been synchronized recently, or might indicate that a
particular directive has been cancelled. If functionality issues (dead hyperlinks, etc.) are encountered, please
contact the author, Aaron J. Lenz, at aaronjlenz@yahoo.com. The most current versions of all directives are
available on the public USDA FSIS website:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/Administrative_Regulations_Index/index.asp
This document was last updated on 03/13/2013.
© 2013 Aaron J. Lenz Consulting
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