Welcome

Mike Sheats

Office of the Deputy Administrator, LPS Progra
Special Session Review – Spec Harmoniza

Carl Schroeder

FSCS Division, LPS Program
Lives

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Sherry Wise, Ph.D.

(Sherry.Wise@ams.usda.gov) 

Senior Economist

Agricultural Analytics Division

Agricultural Marketing Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture

AMS Annual Industry Conference 

Egg, Fish, Poultry, and Red Meat Breakout Sessions

Doubletree Hotel by Hilton – Crystal City

Arlington, Virginia

October 28, 2015

Livestock and Poultry 

Economic Outlook
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 Feed situation

 Corn—Prices up 10 cents per bu. to $

bu.

 Soybean meal—Prices down $38 per 

ton to $330

 Trade

 Continued strength in U.S. dollar in 2

but forecast for imports down, export

Note: All forecasts assume no new HPAI ou

General Outlook
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 Supply

• HPAI a concern; may affect broilers in fall• Production increasing in 2016 – up 2%• Live weights continue to increase

 Demand

• 2015 per capita disappearance 88.3 lbs, up 6• 2016 per capita disappearance 89.1 lbs, up 1• Exports up in 2016 by 8%

 Price Trends

• 2016 wholesale whole bird—$0.88/lb, down • Retail composite—$1.95/lb, down 1%

Broiler Industry
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 Supply

• HPAI continues to be a concern• Production up in 2016 by 8.4%• Live weights continue to increase

 Demand

• 2015 per capita disappearance flat at 15.7 lb• 2016 per capita disappearance 16.2 lbs, up 3• 2016 turkey exports up 38% (assumes no HP

 Price Trends

• 2016 wholesale whole hen $1.15/lb, down 2• Retail whole bird $1.50/lb, down 4%

Turkey Industry
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 Supply

• HPAI continues to be a concern• Table egg production up 3% in 2016• Eggs broken up 3% in 2016

 Demand

• Per capita disappearance 249 eggs in 2015, • Per capita disappearance 253 eggs in 2016, • Exports up 9% in 2016

 Price Trends

• 2016 wholesale Grade A large $1.71/doz, d• Retail Grade A large $2.01/doz, down 1%

Egg Industry
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 Supply

• Herd is finally rebuilding, up 2.2% in July• Heavier weights offset low slaughter numb• Production increase 5% in 2016

 Demand

• Per capita disappearance 2015 54.5 lbs, up • Per capita disappearance 2016 55.4 lbs, up • 2016 imports down 11%, exports up 6%

 Price Trends

• 2015 Retail Choice beef $6.23/lb, Wholesa

$3.60/lb

• Prices up 5-6% in 2015, up 1-2% in 2016

Cattle/Beef Industry
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 Supply

• 2015 pork production forecast up 7.6% from • 2016 pork production forecast up 1% from 

 Demand

• Continues to be supported by high beef pric• Per capita disappearance flat at 49.7 lbs in 2• Imports down 10%, exports up 5%

 Price Trends

• 2015 Retail price $3.92 per lb., wholesale p

$1.49 lb.

• Down 3-4% in 2015, Up 1-2% in 2016

Swine/Pork Industry
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 Supply

• Production down 2% in 2015 and down 1% • Imports up 2% in 2015 but down 5% in 201

 Demand

• Per capita disappearance 0.9 pounds, down 2

 Price Trends

• Up 2-3% in both 2015 and 2016

Sheep/Lamb Industry
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Fish

 Catfish (Top 3 states)

• Surface acres down 10.5% in 2015 from prior yea• Broodfish numbers up 4%, Fingerlings and fry up 

 Salmon

• 2015 harvest second highest on record (after 2013• Pink harvest twice the size of 2014 harvest• Red harvest in top 10 highest years

 Fish/seafood prices up 1-2% in 2015, 2-3% i
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Questions?

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QUALITY ASSESSMENT DIVIS

Annual Industry Meeting 

October 28, 2015
Meet the Team...

Name Title Phone E-mailJennifer Porter Division Director 202-690-3147 Jennifer.Porter@ams.David Bowden Standardization Branch Chief 202-690-3148 David.Bowden@amsRichard Lawson National Supervisor of Poultry 202-690-3166 Richard.Lawson@amSteve Ross Manger of Field Operations for Audits 202-309-1506 Steve.Ross@ams.usdDarrell Dowd Asst. to the National Supervisor 303-246-9849 Darrell.Dowd@ams.uSamantha Rhoderick Asst. to the National Supervisor of Poultry 202-260-9097 Samantha.Rhoderick@
Bulk Chicken Meat Block

Component Pounds

Breasts w/Tenderloins 9,000

White Trim Meat 720

Boneless Thighs 4,680

Boneless Drums 3,240

Dark Trim Meat 360

Boneless Wings 2,880

MSM 2,880

Skin 2,880

Total 26,640
Bulk Chicken 

Component Pounds

Breasts w/Tenderloins 9,000

White Trim Meat 720

Boneless Thighs 4,680

Boneless Drums 3,240

Dark Trim Meat 360

Wings 2,880

B/S Meat – (Trade for MSM at 1:10 

ratio) 288

B/S Meat (Trade for 2,230 lbs at 1:10 

ratio plus 650 lbs Skin (223+650)) 873

Total 22,041
Bulk Chicken

Component Pounds

Breasts w/Tenderloins 9,000

White Trim Meat 720

B/S White Meat Trade for 

Wings 2,880

B/S White Meat Trade for 

Drums 3,240

B/S White Meat Trade for 

Dark Trim 360

Total 16,200
Bulk Turkey Meat Block

Component Pounds

Breasts w/Tenderloins 10,800

White Trim Meat 720

Boneless Thighs 4,680

Boneless Drums 3,960

Dark Trim Meat 720

Wings 2,880

MSM 4,680

Skin 2,520

Total 30,960
Bulk Turkey

Component Pounds

Breasts w/Tenderloins 10,800

White Trim Meat 720

Boneless Thighs 4,680

Boneless Drums 3,960

Dark Trim Meat 720

Wings 2,880

B/S Meat – (Trade for MSM at 

1:10 ratio) 468

B/S Meat (Trade for 1,920 lbs at 

1:10 ratio plus 600 lbs Skin 

(192+600))

792

Total 25,020
Bulk Turkey

Component Pounds

Breasts 

w/Tenderloins 10,800

White Trim Meat 720

B/S White Meat 

Trade for Wings 2,880

Total 14,400

Component 

Breasts 

w/Tenderloins 

White Trim 

Meat

B/S White Meat 

Trade for Wings 

B/S White Meat 

Trade for Dark 

Trim

Total 
Bulk Turkey

Component Pounds

Boneless Thighs 4,680

Boneless Drums 3,960

Dark Trim 720

MSM 4,680

Skin 2,520

Total 16,560

Component Pounds

Boneless Thighs 4,680

Total 4,680
Auditing Services

 Each year approximately 400 audits are conduct

AMS Audit Services Branch

 Includes Pre-award audit, Supplier audits, Post aw

audits, Corrective Action audits, and For-Cause a

 Conducted at approximately 75 different vendor

Beef, Pork, Lamb, Catfish, Pollock, and cooked/canprocessors

 Each audit last approximately 1 full day 
Audit Non-Conformances

 In FY15 approximately 50 non-conformances we

written including Minor, Major, and Critical NC’s

 Paperwork/Technical Proposal not correct Trucks not being sealed correctly Micro Samples not being obtained correctly Sodium/fat content not meeting nutritional requi Swollen pouches/cans Metal detection not working AW Scores cause failure for AW audits Combos of boneless beef not having objectionab

materials removed -- #1 non-conformance found
FOOD SAFETY AND COMMODI

SPECIFICATIONS DIVISION

Specification Updates

Annual Industry Meeting 

October 28, 2015
Meet the Team...

Name Title Phone E-mailCarl Schroeder Director 202-692-0342 carl.schroeder@ams.Rod Bowling Marketing Specialist 202-720-0744 rodney.bowling@amsChandramohan Chawan Marketing Specialist 202-720-7060 chandramohan.chawaDarin Doerscher Marketing Specialist 563-847-1550 darin.doerscher@amFaras Kahn Detailee 617-513-7699 faras.khan@ams.usdaTerry Lutz Marketing Specialist 202-567-1757 terry.lutz@ams.usda.Steve Whisenant Marketing Specialist 806-359-4130 steve.whisenant@am
Specification Updates

 Boneless Beef/Ground Beef Pollock Items Canned Tuna Canned Meats Ham Products Shredded/Pulled Pork Fully Cooked Beef Patties – Limited 

Ingredients

 Unpasteurized Liquid Whole Eggs Poultry Sodium Reductions
Boneless Beef/Ground Beef

 Implement 3rd and Final Phase of The National Ad

Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Food(NACMCF) recommendation.

 NACMCF - AMS Ground Beef Program 

Review Recommendation: For boneless beef trim and ground beef intended for furth

processing in a USDA-FSIS–inspected facility using a validcooking process with AMS oversight, testing for E. coli O15Salmonella for disposition is unnecessary and should be discontinued.
Boneless Beef/Ground Beef (cont’d

 Phase I : 2014 Purchase Season -- Fresh Chilled, 

Boneless Beef for Further Processing (Supplement 212 Program) tested for indicator organisms only.

 Phase II : 2015 Purchase Season -- Two types of 

Coarse Ground Beef finished products were created. 

 Type I – Coarse Ground Beef for Further Processing 

into Fully Cooked Items - tested for indicator organisms only.

 Type II – Coarse Ground Beef – tested for pathogens 

and indicators
Boneless Beef/Ground Beef (cont’d

 Phase III : Purchase Season 2016 -- Boneless 

beef trim to be utilized for production of Type I Coarse Ground Beef for Further Processing into Fully Cooked Items will only be tested for indicator organisms.

 Boneless beef trim to be utilized for production 

of Type II Coarse Ground Beef and all of our Fine Ground Beef Items will continue to be fully tested for E. coli 0157:H7, non-0157 STECs and Salmonella, as well as indicator organisms.
Pollock Blocks

 Purchase Season 2016  New Federal Purchase Program Specific

(FPPS) for Once-Frozen Alaska Pollock published

 Frozen blocks – 161⁄2 pounds Shipping container – 491⁄2 pounds Delivery unit – 800 cases 39,600 pounds
Pollock

 New product development initiative

 Popular product sold commercially to schools:

 1.0-1.25 oz. stick Reasonable fat and sodium levels Whole grain rich breading

 Market Research and Alpha Testing has 

Commenced Current Further Processing Contractors Consulted Serving Size vs. MMA Considerations Case size – desire 20 lb. minimum FPPS Development if Progress Remains Favorable
Tuna

 Purchase Season 2016  Updated Federal Purchase 

Program Specification (FPPS) for Canned/Pouch Tuna published

 March-June 2016 deliveries
Canned Meats

 Specification Provision Considerations

 Beef Stew

 Sodium Content: 350mg/100g (~15% reduction) Beef and Veggie Aggregates: 1⁄2” x 1⁄2” x 1⁄2” 24 oz. vs. 20 oz. Can Size

 Chili w/o Beans

 Sodium Content: 250mg/100g (600mg/236g) “Less Sodium” Claim Still Applicable
Canned Meats (cont’d)

 AMS Oversight Options

 Verification-based Audits (Business as usual)

 Usual Frequency is Monthly

 Monitoring and Production Assessment

 QAD Agent Present During Production Audits remain, but Performance-based / Quarterly to Sem For-Cause Audit Applicable Contractor Still Responsible for Checkloading Activities
Ham Products

 Exploring Further Reductions in Sodium Content

 Current: 700mg/100g Mixed Feedback from Contractors Concerns Revolve Around Functionality and Organoleptic

 Increased Diced Size for Material Number 100188

 Current: 1⁄4-inch  Proposed: 1⁄2-inch Feedback is favorable from Contractors Production Toll Charge is Negligible 
Shredded/Pulled Pork

 New Product Development Initiative Minimally Seasoned and Unsauced

 Targeting Commercially Available Offerings Lends Itself to Multiple Applications by End User Low Sodium and Fat

 Market Research and Alpha Testing has Commenced

 Current Further Processing Contractors Consulted Serving Size vs. MMA Considerations FPPS Development if Progress Remains Favorable
FC Beef Patties – Limited Ingredien

 New Product Development Initiative Targeting Commercially Available Offerings Minimally Seasoned

 No Soy/Gluten “Burger” vs, “Pattie” Low Sodium and Fat Considerations

 Market Research and Alpha Testing has Commenced

 Current Further Processing Contractors Consulted FPPS Development if Progress Remains Favorable
Unpasteurized Liquid Whole Eggs

 SPC Specification Limit Revised to 50,00

 Previously 100,000 CFU/g
Poultry Sodium Reductions/Other

 Canned Chicken

 310 mg/100g Institutional Pack Size Consideration

 Unbreaded Chicken Portion

 350mg/100g
Thank you....

Questions & Discussion
FOOD SAFETY AND COMMODI

SPECIFICATIONS DIVISION

Food Safety, AMS Designated Laboratory, and Data Sharing 

Interface Application Updates

Annual Industry Meeting 

October 28, 2015
Presenters...

Name Title Phone E-mailDarin Doerscher Marketing Specialist 563-847-1550 darin.doerscher@Rod Bowling Marketing Specialist 202-720-0744 rodney.bowling@Faras Kahn Detailee 617-513-7699 faras.khan@ams
Agenda

 FY2015 Microbiological Review Animal Handling & Welfare Review AMS Designated Laboratory 

Update

 Data Sharing Interface Application 

Update
FY2015 - Microbiological Review

 Cooked Diced Chicken Egg Products Boneless Beef Finished Product 

(Ground Beef)
FY2015 – Cooked Diced Chicken: 

Indicator Organism Summary1/, 2/

Standard Plate Count3/ Total Coliforms4/ Generic E. coli5/ 

Contractor

# Lots Produced 

(% of Total)

# Exceeding 

Critical Limit

% Exceeding 

Critical Limit

# Exceeding 

Critical Limit

% Exceeding 

Critical Limit

# Exceeding 

Critical Limit

% Exceeding 

Critical Limit

C1 436 (100.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Total 436 (100.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 

1/A full description of the cooked diced chicken purchase program specification is available at http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=stelprdc5092/Production Dates: October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015.3/Standard Plate Count Critical Limit: 1,000 CFU/g.4/Total Coliforms Critical Limit: 50 CFU/g.5/Generic E. coli Critical Limit: 10 CFU/g.6/S. aureus Critical Limit: 10 CFU/g.
FY2015 – Cooked Diced Chicken: 

Pathogen Summary1/, 2/

Salmonella3/ L. monocytog

Contractor

# Lots Produced 

(% of Total) # Positive % Positive # Positive 

C1 436 (100.0) 0 0 2 

Total 436 (100.0) 0 0 2 

1/A full description of the cooked diced chicken purchase program specification is available at http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=stelp2/Production Dates: October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015.3/Salmonella Critical Limit: Positive (+) Result / 25g.4/L. monocytogenes Critical Limit: Positive (+) Result / 25g.
FY2015 – Unpasteurized Liquid Whole 

Indicator Organism Summary1/, 2/ 

Standard Plate Count3/ Total Coliforms4/ 

Contractor

# Lots Produced 

(% of Total)

# Exceeding 

Critical Limit

% Exceeding 

Critical Limit

# Exceeding 

Critical Limit

% Exceeding 

Critical Limit

# Exc

Critic

C1 20 (5.0) 2 10.00 0 0 C2 111 (27.9) 3 2.70 0 0 C4 259 (65.1) 6 2.32 0 0 C5 1 (0.2) 00 0 0 C6 7 (1.8) 00 0 0 

Total 398 (100.0) 11 2.76 0 0 

1/A full description of the unpasteurized liquid whole eggs for further processing purchase program specification is available at http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile2/Production Dates: October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015.3/Standard Plate Count Critical Limit: 50,000 CFU/g.4/Total Coliforms Critical Limit: 5,000 CFU/g.5/Generic E. coli Critical Limit: 1,000 CFU/g.
FY2015 – All Purpose Egg Mix: 

Microbial Summary1/, 2/

Standard Plate Count3/ Total Coliforms4/ 

Contractor

# Lots Produced 

(% of Total)

# Exceeding 

Critical Limit

% Exceeding 

Critical Limit

# Exceeding 

Critical Limit

% Exceeding 

Critical Limit # Po

C1 42 (100.0) 00 0 0 

Total 42 (100.0) 00 0 0 

1/A full description of the all purpose egg mix purchase program specification is available at http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC51036492/Production Dates: October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015.3/Standard Plate Count Critical Limit: 1,000 CFU/g.4/Total Coliforms Critical Limit: 10 CFU/g.5/Salmonella Critical Limit: Positive (+) Result / 25g.
FY2015 – Frozen Pasteurized Whole 

Eggs: Microbial Summary1/, 2/ 

Standard Plate Count3/ Total Coliforms4/ 

Contractor

# Lots Produced 

(% of Total)

# Exceeding 

Critical Limit

% Exceeding 

Critical Limit

# Exceeding 

Critical Limit

% Exceeding 

Critical Limit # Po

C1 4 (4.5) 00 0 0 C2 13 (14.8) 1 7.69 0 0 C3 21 (23.9) 0 0 1 4.76 C4 34 (38.7) 6 17.65 0 0 C5 12 (13.6) 00 0 0 C6 4 (4.5) 00 0 0 

Total 88 (100.0) 7 7.95 1 1.14 

1/A full description of the frozen pasteurized whole eggs purchase program specification is available at http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC510362/Production Dates: October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015.3/Standard Plate Count Critical Limit: 1,000 CFU/g.4/Total Coliforms Critical Limit: 10 CFU/g.5/Salmonella Critical Limit: Positive (+) Result / 25g.
FY2015 – Boneless Beef: Indicator 

Organism Summary1/, 2/

Standard Plate Count3/ Total Coliforms4/ 

Supplier

# Lots Produced

(% of Total)

# Exceeding 

Critical Limit

% Exceeding 

Critical Limit

# Exceeding 

Critical Limit

% Exceeding 

Critical Limit

# Exce

Critical 

S1 9,591 (16.9) 0 0 1 0.01 1 

S2 1,735 (3.1) 1 0.06 0 0 0 

S4 8,507 (15.0) 14 0.16 15 0.18 1 

S5 12,061 (21.3) 0 0 2 0.02 0 S6 460 (0.8) 0 0 2 0.43 2 

S9 567 (1.0) 1 0.18 1 0.18 1 

S10 1,171 (2.1) 0 0000

S11 3,982 (7.0) 2 0.05 3 0.08 4 

S14 6,028 (10.6) 0 0 2 0.03 0 

S21 5,327 (9.4) 0 0 2 0.04 4 

S24 6,767 (11.9) 7 0.10 10 0.15 9 

S29 499 (0.9) 0 0000

Total 56,695 (100.0) 25 0.04 38 0.07 22 

1/A full description of the boneless beef purchase program specification is available at http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC50982/Production Dates: October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015.3/Standard Plate Count Critical Limit: 100,000 CFU/g.4/Total Coliforms Critical Limit: 1,000 CFU/g.5/Generic E. coli Critical Limit: 500 CFU/g.
FY2015 – Boneless Beef: 

Pathogen Prevalence by Month

3

Lot Count: 48,786Supplier Count: 12E. coli O157:H7: 48 (0.10%)

Salmonella: 657 (1.35%)

74

1331

34

1 1

57

2614

2

30

1

22

40

25

2

84

0 
FY2015 – Boneless Beef: Non-O157 

STEC Summary1/, 2/, 3/

Supplier

E. coli O26 E. coli O45 E. coli O103 E. coli O111 E. coli O

# Lots Tested 

# 

Positive

% 

Positive

#

Positive

% 

Positive

#

Positive

% 

Positive

# 

Positive

% 

Positive

# 

Positive

P

(% of Total) 

S1 1,005 (19.3) 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

S2 109 (2.1) 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

S4 674 (12.9) 

0

0

0

0

0

0 1 0.15

0

S5 960 (18.4) 

0

0

2 0.21 1 0.10

0

0

0

S6 46 (0.9) 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

S9 44 (0.8) 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

S10 109 (2.1) 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

S11 398 (7.6) 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

S14 608 (11.7) 

0

0

0

0

6 0.99

0

0

0

S21 506 (9.7) 

0

0

0

0 1 0.20

0

0

0

S24 696 (13.4) 

3 0.43 13 1.87

4 0.57

0

0

4 

S29 58 (1.1) 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total 5,213 (100.0) 

3 0.06 15 0.29 12 0.23 1 0.02

4 

1/A full description of the boneless beef purchase program specification is available at http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC51082/Production Dates: October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015.3/Non-O157:H7 STEC Critical Limit: Positive (+) Result / 325g.
FY2015 – Finished Product: 

Indicator Organism Summary1/, 2/ 

Standard Plate Count3/ Total Coliforms4/ 

Contractor

# Lots/Sub-lots 

Produced (% of Total)

# Exceeding 

Critical Limit

% Exceeding 

Critical Limit

# Exceeding 

Critical Limit

% Exceeding 

Critical Limit

# Ex

Critic

C1 2,208 (22.4) 0 00 0 

C2 184 (1.9) 0 0 0 0 

C3 1,609 (16.3) 3 0.19 0 0 

C4 2,362 (24.0) 0 00 0 

C5 881 (8.9) 0 0 0 0 

C9 1,256 (12.7) 0 00 0 

C10 41 (0.4) 0 00 0 

C12 1,213 (12.3) 21 1.73 2 0.16 

C23 106 (1.1) 0 00 0 

Total 9,860 (100.0) 24 0.24 2 0.02 

1/A full description of the ground beef purchase program specification is available at http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5066612/Production Dates: October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015.3/Standard Plate Count Critical Limit: 100,000 CFU/g.4/Total Coliforms Critical Limit: 1,000 CFU/g.5/Generic E. coli Critical Limit: 500 CFU/g.
FY2015 – Finished Product: 

Pathogen Prevalence by Month

Lot Count: 7,696Contractor Count: 

8

E. coli O157:H7: 7 (0.09

Salmonella: 64 (0.83%)

26

34

50 0

6

170 0

3

0

3

0 0

40

20 
Journal of Food Protection Paper

 “Microbiological Testing Results of Boneless and Ground Be

for the National School Lunch Program, 2011 to 2014” Published: September 2015 Vendor Data Blinded Aggregated by School Year Quantitative and Qualitative Performance Indicator-Pathogen Correlations Salmonella Serotyping
FY2015 – Animal Handling & Welfare 

 213 Audits Conducted by QAD

 33 Establishments 4 Species  6,665 Head Religious Harvest Exemption

 Results

 No Missed Stuns Observed No Sensible Animal on Rail Observed

http://www.ams.usda.gov/resources/ahw
AMS Designated Laboratory Update

 Locales ADL Contracts Methodology Updates Laboratory Audits
ADL & BB/GB Vendor Locales
ADL Contracts

 Awardees

 Silliker IEH FSNS

 Co-Enrichment Now The Same As FSIS Microbio

Collection Methods

 Mechanical N=60 Sample Collection System Bein ADL Audits Are Proceeding As Scheduled
Data Sharing Interface Application 

The Quarry

Eligibility, Performance, an

Compliance
The Quarry is a web based solution providing 

Vendors, and the USDA with Vendor compliancperformance information within the context oschool lunch program. 

What is the Quarry?
Data 

Analytics

Document 

Management

Common Data Storage

Workflow Engine

Web Based Portal
Timeline

Total estimated Deployment Time 3 years

 Phase I: Requirements Document and design Phase II :Build an Initial Mockup Phase III: Internal Testing Phase IV: Develop a budget proposal Phase V will be the Roll out of The Quarry to external users

vis‐à‐vis  Vendors, and USDA
Data Selected for Specific Vendor 
Similar Report Published to Internet B
S1, 19,5

S5, 27,407,000 (25

S6, 614,829 (0.6 %)

S7, 5,396,592 (5.0 %)

S9, 3,931,389 (3.6 %)

S10, 3,606,305 (3.3 %)

S11, 6,188,866 (5.7 %)

S14, 9,124,000 (8.4 %)

S21, 8,290,000 (7.6 %)

S24, 8,478,403 (7.8 %)

Boneless Beef: Tonnage by V

Boneless Beef: Indicator Organism Summary

Vendor: ACME LLC, Des Moines, IAFY‐2015: As of October 25, 2015

Boneless Beef: Pathogen Prevalen

Vendor Eligible

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Concluding Remarks & Next Steps

Craig Morris

Office of the Deputy Administrator, LPS Progra