USDA\u2019s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is responsible for ensuring that meat,
\npoultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and properly labeled and packaged.59 The
\nDepartment is also responsible for assuring that state meat and poultry inspection programs for
\ncommerce within that State are at least equal to Federal standards. In addition, products imported
\nfrom other countries must be produced by a system that is equivalent to that employed by the
\nUnited States. USDA statutory authority lies with the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry
\nProducts Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act.<\/p>\n
The Federal Meat Inspection Act defines specifically the kinds of animals that must be
\nslaughtered and processed under FSIS inspection. Animals mentioned under the act are
\namenable; animals not mentioned are \u201cnon-amenable\u201d (not covered or unanswerable) under the
\nAct and these animals are exempt from FSIS requirements for meat inspection for intra-state,
\ninterstate and foreign trade. However, states can put in place further regulations for meat
\nproducts from non-amenable animals.<\/p>\n
The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (Voluntary Reimbursable Inspection) allows FSIS to
\ninspect exotic animals under a voluntary inspection program. The producer must pay for the
\nvoluntary FSIS inspection. FSIS regulations governing the slaughter and processing of exotic
\nanimals do not require HACCP or risk assessment. At present FSIS is considering the addition of
\nfarm-raised bison, elk, deer, and other species to the list of animals requiring USDA inspection.<\/p>\n
A provision of the Federal Meat and Inspection Act permits states to have a cooperative
\nagreement with USDA FSIS, where by states may have mandatory inspection programs equal
\nthat of the federal standards. The federal law limits state inspected \u201camenable\u201d animals to
\nintrastate commerce. New York does not have a USDA FSIS equivalent program for New
\nYork\u2019s state licensed plants. Therefore, despite the fact that all New York slaughterhouses are
\nNew York State inspected, there are no New York Slaughterhouses that are USDA equivalents.<\/p>\n
The USDA\/FSIS is responsible for inspection of meat, poultry and processed meats and poultry
\nproducts in interstate and foreign commerce. FSIS inspectors examine each animal before (ante
\nmortem) and after slaughter (post-mortem) for visible defects that can affect safety and quality of
\nmeat and poultry products. FSIS regulations require ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections of
\neach animal and daily inspection of processing facilities by FSIS inspectors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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