The current system constrains the Agency's ability to fully address current public health risks in the food supply. In addition to receiving input at these public meetings, FSIS has received written comments and extensive input from the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection.
All plants slaughter young, healthy, and uniform animals.
FSIS also plans to expand the pilot project to include more plants. Baseline Data Collection Baseline data are being collected in the pilot plants to document the accomplishments of the current inspection system. FSIS has contracted with Research Triangle Institute, an independent consulting firm, to collect both microbiological and organoleptic data. Baseline data collection has ended in all five plants. When additional plants are accepted into the pilot project, baseline data collection will be scheduled in those plants as well.