G/SPS/N/USA/2809  
 
4 January 2016  
(16-0018)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Department of Agriculture, Food  Safety and Inspection Service 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Raw poultry 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: FSIS Compliance Guideline for Controlling Salmonella  
and Campylobacter  in Raw Poultry  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 109 
6. Description of content: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 
the availability of and requesting comment on the revised Guideline to assist poultry establishments in controlling Salmonella  and Campylobacter  in raw poultry. The Agency 
has revised its Guideline to provide updated information for establishments to use to 
control pathogens in raw poultry products with the goal of reducing human illnesses 
associated with consuming poultry contaminated with Salmonella  and Campylobacter . 
The Guideline represents the best practice recommendations of FSIS based on scientific 
and practical considerations. This document does not represent regulatory requirements. 
By following this Guideline, poultry establishments should be able to produce raw poultry products that have less contamination with pathogens, including Salmonella  and 
Campylobacter , than would otherwise be the case. 
The 2 page Federal Register Notice is available here: 
https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/201 5/12/16/2015-31628/av ailability-of-fsis-
compliance-guideline-for-controlling-salmonella-and-campylobacter-in-raw  
The 109 page Compliance Guideline is available here: 
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/ connect/6732c082-af40-415e-9b57-
90533ea4c252/Controlling-Salmonella-Campylobacter-Poultry-2015.pdf?MOD=AJPERES  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/USA/2809 
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be announced. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be announced. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be announced. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 February 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body: FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on 
the changes. Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:  
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the ability to type short comments 
directly into the comment field on this Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the on-line instructions at that site for 
submitting comments.  
Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to Dock et Clerk, US Department of Agriculture, 
Food Safety and Inspection Service, Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782, Room 8-163A, Washington, DC 20250-3700. 
Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E. Street SW., 
Room 8-163A, Washington, DC 20250-3700. 
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must include the Agency 
name and docket number FSIS-2014-0034. 
Comments received in response to this docket will be made available for public 
inspection and posted without change, including any personal information, to http://www.regulations.gov . 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
United States SPS National Notification  Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural  
Service, International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, 
Washington D.C. 20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E-mail: 
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov