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OGC-96-31 1 (1996-07-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobablod0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Office of the General Counsel B-272531.1 July 29, 1996 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar Chairman The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Pat Roberts Chairman The Honorable E (Kika) de la Garza Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Pathogen Reduction: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, entitled Pathogen Reduction: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems (RIN: 0583-AB69). We received the rule on July 10, 1996. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on July 25, 1996. 61 Fed. Reg. 38805. The rule establishes requirements applicable to meat and poultry establishments designed to reduce the occurrence and numbers of pathogenic microorganisms on meat and poultry products, reduce the incidence of foodborne illness associated with the consumption of those products and provide a new framework for modernization of the current system of meat and poultry inspection. Enclosed is our assessment of the Food Safety and Inspection Service's compliance with the procedural steps required by sections 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that the Food Safety and Inspection Service complied with the applicable requirements. GAO/OGC-96-31

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