USDA resubmits proposed regulations to Federal Register
On February 20, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) resubmitted to the Federal Register a proposed regulation to help prevent contamination of Listeria and other harmful pathogens.
Originally submitted in January 2001, the proposed regulation would require meat and poultry establishments to conduct food contact surface testing for generic Listeria or address post-lethality contamination in their Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans.