NACMCF Response to USDA/FSIS Request for Guidance on Baseline Study Design and Evaluations for Raw Ground Beef Components

摘要

In keeping with the 1996 Pathogen Reduction: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems Final Rule, and in response to a recommendation by the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF, also referred to as the Committee in this report), the USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) expects to receive funding for and is developing an initiative to update microbiological baseline information on raw meat and poultry products. The Agency plans to perform ongoing nationwide microbiological baseline studies on raw meat and poultry products, targeting the prevalence and levels of selected foodborne pathogens and microorganisms of potential value as indicators of process control for these commodities, and to provide data for risk assessments. The first phase of this initiative will determine the microbiological profile of raw ground beef components (RGBC).