Regulatory Workshop to be Held in North Carolina

RALEIGH — FSIS will hold a regulatory education workshop for owners and operators of small and very small plants in Raleigh on July 15 as part of the agency's outreach to these establishments.

The workshop will cover a variety of topics and prerequisite programs, including hazard analysis and critical control points, sanitation performance standards, sanitation standard operating procedures, rules of practice, food defense strategies, E. coli O157:H7 workshops and the following notices:

• 65-07, Notice of Reassessment for Escherichia coli O157:H7 Control and Completion of a Checklist for all Beef Operations;
• 66-07, Multiple Follow-Up Sampling After FSIS Positive Escherichia coli O157:H7 Results; and
• 68-07, Routine Sampling and Testing of Raw Ground Beef Components Other Than Trim and Imported Raw Ground Beef Components for Escherichia coli O157:H7.

The July 15 session will be held at the Holiday Inn Crabtree Valley, 4100 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

To register by phone, call 800/336-3747. Online registration forms and information about upcoming sessions can be found here.