FSIS issues guidance for new poultry inspection system
USDA's FSIS issues guidance for post-mortem inspection, verification of ready-to-cook requirements.
The USDA’s FSIS has issued guidance for post-mortem inspection and verification of ready-to-cook requirements.
The directive includes information on inspection procedures for online and offline inspections at young chicken and turkey slaughter establishments operating under the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS). It also includes guidance for verifying ready-to-cook requirements and instructions for cases where fecal contamination, septicemia or toxemia is found.