{"id":7999,"date":"2023-11-22T18:45:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T18:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/?p=7999"},"modified":"2023-11-22T18:45:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T18:45:22","slug":"foreign-agricultural-service-training-on-meat-and-poultry-inspection-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/2023\/11\/22\/foreign-agricultural-service-training-on-meat-and-poultry-inspection-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Agricultural Service Training on Meat and Poultry Inspection System"},"content":{"rendered":"

From November 6th to 10th, Dr. Chere Kellman participated in a Meat and Poultry Inspection Training. This training was organized by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in collaboration with the United Stated Agency for International Development (USAID) and was held in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n

The main focus of this training was \u201cFood Safety\u201d, specifically meats that were exported and imported. There were many factors to be considered especially since different countries have specific requirements, standards and penalties.<\/p>\n

Some matters presented and discussed for the first three days were:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 An overview of USDA APHIS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Diseases Surveillance and Regulations<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Foreign Animal Disease Diagnosticians<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Trade<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 National Poultry Improvement Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 HACCP Methodology<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Product Classification based on HACCP Category<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Listeria monocytogenes \u2013 Verification<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Humane Slaughter<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 E. coli Tests STEC\u2019s in certain Beef Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Performance Standards for Salmonella & Campylobacter<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 FSIS Equivalence Determinations Imports<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 National Residue Programme: FSIS Residue Testing<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Listeria monocytogenes \u2013 Verification<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 PHIS Export Component<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 FSIS Export Certification<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 FSIS Import Inspection\/Refused Entries<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the fourth day November 9th, participants were taken on a tour of Wayne Sanderson Farms Poultry Plant and while there they were made privy to the operations of the facility. This was followed by another tour on the following day to the Georgia Poultry Laboratory Facility and Agile Cold Storage Facility.<\/p>\n

According to Dr. Kellman, this exposure was an eye-opener to many areas, the lessons learned were immeasurable and definitely information that would be shared with her peers.<\/p>\n

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ACRONYMS and their full meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n

FSIS<\/strong> \u2013 Food Safety and Inspection Service<\/p>\n

HACCP<\/strong> \u2013 Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point<\/p>\n

PHIS<\/strong> \u2013 Public Health Information System<\/p>\n

STEC<\/strong> \u2013 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli<\/p>\n

APHIS<\/strong> \u2013 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service<\/p>\n

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