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Establishment Profile10/23/2012

Inspection Methods 1

ESTABLISHMENT PROFILE

Objectives

Upon completion of this module the participant will be able to:

1. Describe the Establishment Profile in PHIS and why it is important to maintainthe accuracy of information in this section.

2. Describe when and how to perform the Update Profile task in PHIS3. Access, enter and edit information in the Establishment Profile.4. Describe what to discuss and do at the weekly meeting related to the profile.5. Identify the HACCP processing category for any given product.6. Determine the finished product group and average daily production volume.

References

1. FSIS Directive 5300.1 Managing the Establishment Profile in the PublicHealth Information System (PHIS), Dated 4-11-11.

2. PHIS Users Guide on the insideFSIS Intranet PHIS page3. 9 CFR Part 300 to End4. PHIS Quick Reference Guide

Background

The Establishment Profile (EP) is a series of web-pages in PHIS that InspectionProgram Personnel (IPP) use to enter data about official establishments and

other facilities where FSIS provides inspection services. The profile includesinformation on the products produced, the processes performed, the equipmentemployed, the HACCP systems that the establishment has put in place, andother general information.

PHIS uses the establishment profile information to assign routine inspectiontasks, to create tailored inspection tasks, to generate FSIS sample requests, andto manage inspection assignments. Therefore, it is critical to make sure that theprofile is accurate and reflects what the establishment is actually producing andthe food safety system it is using to ensure that its products are safe.

For new establishments, the district office enters information in PHIS to populateparts of the profile and IPP complete the remainder and verify the accuracy ofinformation on an ongoing basis. For existing establishments, IPP maintain andverify accuracy of information on an ongoing basis. During the process ofgranting inspection, the Resource Management Analyst (RMA) is to assign anestablishment number and enter information regarding the application for grant ofinspection or inspection services. A Frontline Supervisor (FLS), EIAO, or other


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designated personnel will visit the applicants establishment and report theinformation gathered at the establishment which will be used to complete parts ofthe establishment profile. After the grant process is complete, IPP areresponsible for keeping the information in the establishment profile up-to-dateand accurate as part of their in-plant duties.

The EP information is essential to the Agencys goal of protecting public healthbecause FSIS uses the establishment profile information to assign routineinspection tasks, to create tailored inspection tasks, to generate FSIS samplerequests, and to manage inspection assignments. Establishment profileinformation of critical importance includes:

Grants and Approvals

Operating Status

Inspection Activities

Shifts

SlaughterHACCP Processing Categories

Inspection tasks

Products and production volume

Jurisdiction

Grants include all information related to the Application for Federal Inspection(AFI) and Application for Voluntary Reimbursable Services (AVRS). OperatingStatus is the overall status of the establishment (not just of a particular grant)and is active or inactive. When Operating Status is inactive, no inspectiontasks are allocated to the establishment so it is critical to recognize & correct an

inactive status as soon as possible. An Inspection Activity is one of thefollowing: meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry slaughter, poultry processing,egg product, or imported product. Inaccurate inspection activities indicate that EPinformation needs changing and as a result the proper tasks may not show up inthe establishment task list. Shift information is critical to ensure that all shiftsreceive the appropriate inspection tasks and coverage. Operating Status,Inspection Activities, Grants and Shifts cannot be modified by IPP as it is ReadOnly. However, it is very important that this information is corrected as soon aspossible so IPP should examine it right away. Contact the DO throughsupervisory channels if it is incorrect.

Slaughterincludes the slaughter system, inspection system, maximum linespeed, and staffing. HACCP Processing Categories are critical because thetasks for each category will only be assigned if reflected in the profile. It importantthat Inspection Tasksassigned to the establishments inspection task list areapplicable and no tasks are missing. The Products and Production Volumehas an impact on sampling projects and sampling frequencies. The Jurisdictioninformation identifies the government organization that performs inspection of


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food products at the establishment. This information can be entered or edited byIPP.

Performing the Update Profile Task

PHIS will display the routine update profile task on the establishment task listmonthly.

IPP are to schedule the task on their task calendar and perform it on theassigned date. IPP are also to perform the task when information recordedin the profile is out-of-date or when IPP learn of significant changes thatmay affect information of critical importance. A directed task may beutilized for this purpose if the routine task has already been performed forthat month. If the change is minor with no impact on critical informationmake the change during performance of the next routine task.

IPP perform the update profile task by reviewing and updating theinformation in the establishment profile. The EP link on the left navigationmenu contains the sub-links needed to access the various establishmentprofile pages. IPP have access to edit profile information forestablishments in their inspection assignments only.

IPP provide a copy of the EP report to establishment management duringthe next weekly meeting following a change. Management will have anopportunity to affirm or correct any of the profile information in PHIS.When management responds with a correction, IPP are to change theirresponse only after seeing establishment records or other data that is

needed to support the basis for the correction. IPP are to resolve anyissues or discrepancies regarding profile information before theydocument the task as completed in PHIS.

Note: Refer to the PHIS user guide for step-by-step information.

The following parts of the EP will be accessed in making updates:


Profile Summary

ContactsGeneral

Operating Schedule

Facility

HACCP

Products


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Equipment

Inspection Tasks

Slaughter

Training

Hands-On Activities

The following hands-on section is intended to provide familiarity and experiencewith the EP features in PHIS. Open Beef, Inc., a beef slaughter and processingcombination establishment, is the example establishment used for most of theactivities. The profile has already been created in PHIS.

Follow these steps along with the instructor.

Open the laptop Log-onto laptop:

User Name: FSIS_user Password: FSIS

Start Internet Explorer (double click icon) PHIS Log-in

Select User: Robert Allen(#)

1. Click the down arrow next to Establishment Profile in leftnavigation menu to expand it.

2. Click Select Establishment in left navigation menu

3. Type Open in Name box

4. Click Search

Results are presented in a grid below the search criteria

Shortcut to access establishments to which you are assigned

5. Click My Establishments tab6. Click House icon associated with Open Beef

Open Beef is selected and the Establishment Homepage is presented.

The homepage is a series of collapsible/expandable panels

7. Click Basic to collapse8. Click Basic to expand


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Establishment Homepage

All domestic and import establishments, ID warehouses or other facilities whereFSIS provides inspection services will have a PHIS establishment homepage thatcontains relevant inspection information. The purpose of the establishment

homepage is to present useful information about an establishment in a formatthat is more easily accessible than the profile data entry pages. The homepagecontains information about the establishment from every available source withinthe Agency. In some cases, Agency personnel at headquarters and in fieldoffices are the primary source of information that is available on theestablishment homepage.

Please note that initially some sections of the EP, such as appeals and FSA, arenot fully functional at this time. Also note that the establishment homepagedoesnt always show all ofthe information needed to make an assessment, so ifsomething looks wrong on the homepage, it may be necessary for IPP to access

one of other profile pages to make a complete assessment. IPP are to use theinformation on the establishment homepage to assist them in performingverification tasks.

The Basic panelof the establishment homepage contains information of interestto a broad range of PHIS users such as Operating and Enforcement Statuswhich cannot be edited by the CSI. Generally speaking, the Operating Statusshould be active. No inspection tasks are allocated to an establishment unlessits Operating Status is Active. If any information on the Basic panel whichcannot be edited by the CSI is not correct, IPP should contact their supervisor.HACCP Processing Categories is critical data. If necessary, the CSI maycorrect this data by recording appropriate HACCP system information via theEstablishment Profile HACCP page which will be covered later in this course.

The Special Projects section is not currently supported by PHIS. The sectionwill inform users that a particular establishment is participating in a specialproject such as special baseline sampling studies.

9. Click on Basic to collapse10. Click on Products to expand

The Products panel presents Finished Product categories (FPCs) under whichthe establishment produces product. Note that products and production volumesare critical EP data but they are better assessed via Products page which will bedescribed later. The CSI can fix errors / gaps using EP Products page. Productsand production volumes are critical EP data because they drive some of thesampling algorithms (risk-based rules).

11. Click Products to collapse12. Click Reports to expand


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The Reports panel provides links to reports related to the establishment.

13. Click Reports to collapse14. Click Personnel to expand

The Personnel panel provides information related to IPP assignments. IPP,Rotations, and Approved Hours of Operation are not maintained by the CSI. Ifthey are incorrect, inform your supervisor.

15. Click Personnel to collapse16. Click Noncompliance Records to expand

The Noncompliance Records panel presents NRs issued to the establishment.

17. Click Noncompliance Records to collapse

18. Click Food Safety Assessments to expand

Food Safety Assessments (FSA) presents information about FSAs performedat the establishment after PHIS implementation.

19. Click Food Safety Assessments to collapse20. Click Laboratory Sampling to expand

The Laboratory Sampling panel presents information about FSIS sampling thathas been conducted at the establishment. The CSI can view information aboutsampling verification programs that apply to a particular establishment. The CSIcan also access the FSIS sampling history and see pending sample requests fora particular establishment.

21. Click Laboratory Sampling to collapse22. Click Types of Inspection to expand

The Types of Inspection panel presents information about mandatory andvoluntary inspection carried out at the establishment.

23. Click the down arrow next to Establishment Profile in leftnavigation menu again to expand the list


24. Click Grants & Approvals in the left navigation menu

The Grants & Approvals section of the profile presents information found on theApplication for Federal Inspection, FSIS Form 5200-2 (AFI) and the Applicationfor Voluntary Reimbursable Service, FSIS Form 5200-6 (AVRS). The district


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office must complete the grant application and information in PHIS in order forPHIS to display the information. The status values in the grid are hyperlinked andprovide access to AFI and AVRS data. Operating Status is for the establishmentas a whole. An operating Status of Inactive will prevent any actions forestablishment tasks. For example, all inspection tasks will be removed by the

next day. If any information is incorrect, inform supervisory personnel since theCSI cannot change this information.

Note that meat and poultry grants must have a status of Conditional orGranted for inspection tasks to be allocated to the establishment task list.

Establishment Contacts

25. Click Contacts in left navigation menu

The Contacts submenu contains two tabs - Establishment and FSIS

Personnel. IPP are to click on Add New Contact to enter establishmentcontacts. Contact information may be added by operating shift if necessary.

26. Click Add new Contact27. Enter the following:

Position: Select President / GMType: Check Emergency ContactFirst Name: Type SamLast Name: Type HawthorneTelephone: Type 7072123651Fax: Type 7072124444Email 1: Type [email protected]: Select Shift 1Comments: Type Owner

28. Click Save

Contact types are used in PHIS to designate a person that will receive systemgenerated notifications or official Agency correspondence. Their contactinformation will be available in other parts of PHIS such as when IPP areselecting a contact to receive notification of noncompliance records.

IPP are to select one or more of the following contact types for each contactperson:

Select Recall Contact if the person serves as a contact during a recall.

Select Emergency Contact if the Agency is to contact this person duringan emergency such as a natural disaster.

Select Lab Sample Results Contact if the Agency is to send laboratorysample results to this person electronically.


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Select E. coli O157:H7 Positive Supplier Contact if the Agency is tocontact this person electronically when the establishment is identified as asupplier of raw beef that tests positive forE. coliO157:H7.

The FSIS Personnel tab provides contact information for all IPP assigned to the

establishment.

29. Click FSIS Personnel

FSIS Personnel page is presented

General

The General submenu option contains five data entry tabs that containestablishment addresses and general information regarding the establishment.Its purpose is to provide access to information about the establishment of ageneric nature.

30. Click General in the left navigation menu

Establishment tab is presented

Establishment tab purpose: Present information from the establishment sectionof the AFI / AVRS page.

31. Scroll to the List of Addresses

Address Information. IPP are to maintain and update establishmentaddresses other than the physical address. The physical address is the

address where IPP perform inspection. FSIS also considers this addressthe primary address. The physical address will display in PHIS to IPPusers as a pre-populated address in the List of Addresses table.

The district office has permissions to edit the physical address whilemanaging the grant application process. If IPP note changes to thephysical address, IPP are to inform the establishment management officialto contact the district office with the address change.

IPP are to click on Add New Address to enter additional establishmentaddresses and select the following address types from a list of options for each

address entered:

Select Mailing Address if the Agency is to use the address to mail officialconstituent information and other general correspondence regarding FSISinspection.

Select Overnight Mailing Address if FSIS is to use the address for its


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contract service, FedEx, to deliver express mail or packages. FedEx willnot deliver to certain addresses such as a P.O. Box.

Select FSIS Inspection Office Mailing Address for the address to usefor mailing information to IPP assigned at the establishment or facility.

Select Laboratory Sample Supplies Address if the Agency is to use the

address to deliver laboratory sample supplies to IPP via Fed Ex. In manycases, this address will be the same as the Overnight Mailing Address.

32. Click Add new Address

Edit new Address Page is presented

33. Enter the following information

Address Type: Select Overnight Mailing AddressAddress Line1: Type 8305 Hawthorne WayCity: Type Petaluma

State: Select CAPostal Code: Type 94954

34. Click Save

The new address is presented in the grid.

Ownership tab purpose: Presents information from the applicant section of theAFI / AVRS page.

Jurisdiction tab purpose: Identify government organization which performsinspection of food products at the establishment.

35. Click on the Jurisdiction tab

Exemptions tab purpose: Identify exemptions from FSIS inspection that apply tothe establishment.

36. Click on the Exemptions tab

The Othertab contains the following information:

Recall Plan information

Food DefensePlanEstablishment HACCP size

AMS/FNS school lunch program including the date of last contractaward for beef processing establishments and egg product plants.

Geographic location

Names under which the establishment is Doing Business As (DBA)


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37. Click on the Othertab

Many of the features in the general section are read-only for IPP. The districtoffice has responsibility to edit this information while managing the grantapplication process.

Operating Schedule

The Operating Schedule page contains schedule information about events at theestablishment. The submenu contains the following four tabs: Approved Hoursof Inspection, Pre-Op inspection, Break Time, and Seasonal.

PHIS will display the Approved Hoursof Inspection information as read only toIPP users. The district office has permissions to edit this information during thegrant application process. IPP are to review the information to ensure it isconsistent with the establishments approved hours of inspection. Missing or

incorrect information could have significant ramifications throughout the system.

38. Click on Operating Schedule in the left navigation menu

IPP will enter the time the establishment is ready for FSIS personnel to performpreoperational inspection and when the establishment takes routine work breaks.

39. Click the Pre-Op Inspection tab40. Click Add new Pre-op Inspection Time41. Enter the following:

Area Name: Type FabricationType: Select DailyShift: Select Shift 1Days: Check Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, FriStart: Select 7:00 AMEnd: Type 7:30 AM

42. Click Save

The purpose of the Seasonal tab is to list calendar periods (dates) when theentire establishment is not operating. Periods of inactivity are days within theapproved operating hours that the plant does not operate such as during holidayperiods or during extended periods such as for seasonal production. IPP canalso record inactive days using the establishment calendar.

Examples of inactive periods include large canning establishments often shutdown for one week a year to perform maintenance on all their thermal processingsystems, and small establishments that produce both USDA inspected andcustom exempt products that decide not to produce USDA inspected productduring deer season.


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43. Click Seasonal tab44. Click Add new Period of Inactivity45. Enter the following

Date From: Type 3/29/2012

Date To: Type 3/30/2012Comments: Type Establishment is closed for renovations

46. Click Save

Facility

Use the Facility link from the profile menu to access the screens for enteringinformation on the Inspection Area and Establishment Construction Projects.The inspection area is the size of the establishment area that is subject to FSISinspection. The inspection area square footage entered into PHIS includes

product-related areas such as the slaughter/processing associated areas,coolers, freezers, ingredient and packaging storage areas, loading dock, etc.,and non-production related area that are part of the official premises. It does notinclude outside premises, maintenance buildings or areas, establishment officespace, or lunch rooms if they are not part of the official premises. Inspectorsshould consult their Frontline Supervisor is they have questions regarding whatshould be entered.

IPP are to capture large scale construction projects that alter normal productionroutines in areas where food is processed or held. During these projects,establishments take special precautions to protect product. Particular attention isfocused upon construction projects within the ready-to-eat (RTE) processingenvironment. General, routine plant maintenance projects would not be recorded,but those that potentially impact food safety and may result in productcontamination or adulteration would need to be noted (e.g., removal of dropceilings, construction in RTE product areas because such construction has led toincreases in positive Listeria organism findings in both the environment and inRTE products).

47. Click Facility in left navigation menu48. Click Construction tab49. Click Add new Construction project link50. For Project click on Remodel51. For Datesenter03/29/2012 through 3/30/201252. Enter the following: Comments: TypeRemodeling both the

slaughter floor and fabrication department.

53. Click Save

Construction tab is presented with new project


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HACCP

The 9 categories listed in 9 CFR 417.2(b)(1) are very similar to the HACCPcategories in PHIS, however, there is a slight difference for raw product. In the

regulations, the raw product categories are: raw product - not ground and rawproduct - ground. In PHIS, these categories are raw product non-intact and rawproduct intact. The 9 HACCP categories in PHIS are:

Slaughter

Raw product intact

Raw product non-intact

Thermally processed commercially sterile

Not heat treated shelf stable

Heat treated shelf stable

Fully cooked not shelf stable

Heat treated but not fully cooked not shelf stableProduct with secondary inhibitors not shelf stable

When completing FSIS Form 5200-2 as part of the grant application process, theestablishment will document the HACCP processing categories representing theproducts they will be producing. IPP verify the HACCP processing categoriesentered into PHIS based on the establishments processes and finished product.Before the products page of the establishment profile can be populated, a hazardanalysis must be created and the HACCP processing category must be verified.

The description for each HACCP processing category is in Attachment 1 of FSIS

Directive 5300.1 which is included in the back of this handout.IPP are to gather information from the establishment on its HACCP systemincluding the Hazard Analysis, HACCP plan (if applicable), and written pre-requisite programs that are referenced in the hazard analysis. IPP are to befamiliar with the establishments processing steps and corresponding hazardsaddressed in the establishments food safety programs.

Note: Entering HACCP System Information in the EP will be covered later in thecourse.

Products

The Products page is used to record the product groups that are produced bythe establishment and the associated volume information. FSIS uses microbialrisk assessment and risk based algorithms to allocate Agency resourcesincluding verification sampling programs. The production volume in PHIS mustbe accurate so that sample requests are generated at the proper frequency in an


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establishment subject to verification sampling, e.g., RTE product sampling, E.coliO157:H7 testing, etc.

The products page is also used to enter the lot definition and the productsintended use. For establishments with HACCP plans under the Slaughter, Raw-

Intact, and Raw-Non-Intact processing categories, IPP are to select the intendeduse (e.g. for cooking only, for non-intact use) of the establishments product afterit leaves the establishment.

The page has two tabs:

The Products tab lists product groups and corresponding volumes

The Volumes tab provides volume produced on an average day for eachHACCP category.

The Product groups listed in the Products tab are identified in Attachment 2 of

FSIS Directive 5300.1. The table in Attachment 2 has 3 columns:

HACCP Processing Category

Finished Product Category

Product Group Production Volume Categories

When a new product group is to be added, IPP will click on the Add NewProduct Group link which will present a maximum of 4 tabs, each representingone of the four finished product categories listed below:

Raw

NRTERTE

Thermally Processed

IPP are to click on the appropriate tab and complete product information in PHIS.

Table 3 given below contains the HACCP process categories associated withRaw products, Not ready to eat products (NRTE), Ready to eat products (RTE)and thermally processed products. FSIS defines RTE products in the 9 CFR430.1 regulatory requirements.


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Table 3: PHIS Product Tabs By HACCP Category

HACCP Processing

Categories

Finished Products

Raw

Product

NRTE

Product

RTE

Products

Thermally

Processed

Product

Slaughter

Raw Intact (Raw Not

Ground)

Raw Non-Intact (Raw

Ground)

Thermally Processed

Commercially Sterile

Not Heat Treated Shelf

stable

Heat Treated Shelf Stable

Fully Cooked -Not Shelf

Stable

Product with Secondary

Inhibitors-Not Shelf Stable

Heat Treated but Not Fully

Cooked Not Shelf Stable

Note: All finished products produced under the Fully Cooked Not Shelf StableHACCP processing category are considered RTE. If the establishment does not

consider the products RTE, IPP are to enter the establishments HACCPinformation under the heat treated but not fully cooked not shelf stable HACCPprocessing category.


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Production Volume Information

IPP will complete product volume information for each product group on theProducts tabs. IPP enter the production volume for each product group and theTOTAL production volume for each HACCP Processing Category. The system

will estimate the production volume for the finished product category (FPC).

IPP are to select a volume range in Table 5 that represents the average dailyproduction for particular product groups.

IPP are to enter production volume information for the products produced duringthe production days from the previous month.

IPP are to review the establishments shipping records, receipts, productionrecords, or any other records that are available and that bear on establishmentproduction volume. If little or no records exist, IPP are to select the highestreasonable volume range for a particular product group based on the productioncapacity at the establishment.

Recording Product Information Hands-on Activity

54. Click Products in left navigation menu55. Click Add new Product Group

56. Enter the following:HACCP Category: Select Raw - IntactHACCP Plan: Select Raw Intact Beef HACCP PlanFinished Product Category: Select Raw intact beefProduct Group: Check Beef Manufacturing TrimmingsEnter: Average Daily Volume: Select 6,001 - 50,000Intended Use: check Other and type for non-intact products

Table 5: PHIS Volume Ranges

Average Daily Volume

(lbs per day)

1 1,000

1,001 3,000

3,001 6,000

6,001 50,000

50,001 250,000

250,001 600,000

> 600,000


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Note: the intended use is required for some product categoriessuch as raw intact beef because it is very important in determiningrisk and sampling programs for that product.

57. Click Save

58. Click Volumes tab

HACCP Category Volumes are presented as specified by theCSI

59. Enter the following information: Raw Ground (Non Intact): Select1,001 - 3,000Raw - Not Ground (Fabrication/Intact): Select 50,001 - 250,000Slaughter: Select 50,001 - 250,000

60. Click Save

Other Product Tabs

61. Other Product tabs, such as RTE and NRTE do not apply to OpenBeef so we must change assignments by doing the following:

Sign out Robert Allen

Log on Robert Barclay

Click Establishment Profile

Click Select Establishment

Select Holland Point Foods

Go to Products Product Tab

Holland Point Foods began producing two new RTE products last month,Beef Salami and Pork Cotto Salami. Shipping records indicated that it sold35,220 lb of Beef Salami and 21,127 lb of Cotto Salami under Alternative 3produced over 25 days last month.

62. Click Add new Product Group

RTE tab is presented

63. Enter the following:

HACCP Category: Select Fully cooked-NSS

HACCP Plan: Select Hot Dog HACCP Plan

Finished Product Category: Select RTE fully-cooked meat

Product Group: Select Sausage Products

Species: Check Meat Only


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Lm Alternatives: Click Alternative 3

How often do you test food

contact surfaces per line

each month? Select 4 times

Average Daily Volume: Select 1,001 - 3,000

64. Click Save

65. Click the Volume tab

The average daily production of the sausage products (2, 254 lb)did not change the production volume.

66. Click the Products Tab

A Stuffed product group for the HT NFC NSS process is listedin the grid

The establishment also produces sliced bacon (900 lbs. per day)

that is also HT NFC NSS product but the product group for thisproduct is not listed

67. Click Add new Product Group68. Clickthe Non-RTE tab69. Enter the following:

HACCP Category: Select Heat Treated-Not Fully Cooked-Not Shelf Stable

HACCP Plan: Select Smoked Product

Finished Product Category: Select NRTE otherwiseprocessed meat

Product Group: Check Not-stuffedAverage Daily Volume: Select 1,-1000

Species : Check Swine

70. Click Save71. Click the Volumes tab72. Verify that 1001-3000 is selected for the Heat-treated-Not Fully

Cooked-Not Shelf Stable category.

73. Click Save


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Equipment

Use the Equipment linkfrom the Establishment Profile menu to accessscreens for entering information about methods used to thermally processhermetically sealed containers for establishments producing such products.

74. Click on the Equipment link on the left navigation menu.

Tabs are inactive because thermal processing does not apply tothis establishment.

Inspection Tasks

PHIS will maintain an establishment task list in the profile for each establishment.PHIS will compare the task definitions in the task library to establishmentcharacteristics captured in the establishment profile. Based on this comparison,PHIS will generate a list of the appropriate inspection tasks to be performed in

each establishment.

Some inspection tasks that appear on the establishment task list may not applyto the establishments operations.IPP review the establishment task list whenthey review the establishment profile and de-select those tasks that do not applyto the establishments current operations. IPP are also to review the tasks, if anythat have previously been de-selected to ensure that those tasks still do notapply to the establishments current operations.

For some tasks, the information in the profile is not sufficient to determinewhether the task applies. For example, the Other Consumer Protection

inspection task to verify economic wholesomeness of products labeled with X%added solutions applies only to establishments that use such labels. BecausePHIS cannot determine which establishments apply labels with an X% addedsolution claim, the IPP will have to manually de-select that task inestablishments that do not produce products labeled with X% added solution.

An establishment may make a temporary or seasonal change in its operationswhich makes some inspection tasks not applicable for part of the year. Forexample, an establishment produces beef jerky as a heat treated, shelf stableproduct. However, during the Holidays (October through December), theestablishment also produces smoked turkeys as a heat treated, not fully cooked,not shelf stable product. At the beginning of October the IPP would havemanually select the HACCP verification task for the heat treated, not fullycooked, not shelf stable process. When the seasonal period of smoked turkeyproduction is over, IPP would have to manually de-select this task.

75. Change assignments by doing the following:

Sign out as Robert Barclay

Login as Robert Allen


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Click down arrow forEstablishment Profile

Click Select Establishment

Click Home Icon for Open Beef

Click Inspection Tasks on left navigation menu The Inspection Tasks page is presented

76. Scroll down the Establishment Task List to become familiar withthe 3 levels listed below.

Inspection Activity

Inspection Type

Inspection Task

IPP are responsible for ensuring the correct inspection tasks are on theestablishment task list in the profile.

CSI may not add or delete items in the list since it is the Task Distributor that

maintains the task list. The Task List is duplicated for each of the establishmentsshifts and the default is for the inspection task to be performed. IPP may de-select an inspection task for a single shift, for example, if that shift does notproduce a certain product on a shift. The List is hierarchical and each level in thehierarchy may be collapsed or expanded except for the lowest level. The lowestlevel in the hierarchy is the inspection task and it is the only level that may beselected (enabled) or de-selected (disabled).

Selected (checked) inspection tasks must be performed for the establishment.IPP use the edit icon to toggle (select/unselect) an inspection task and mustprovide a reason when making a change. PHIS updates the establishment task

list approximately once per day, usually overnight. If IPP make changes in theestablishment profile information, it will take up to 24 hours for PHIS to make anyresulting changes to the establishment task list.

When IPP review the establishment profile, they also determine if any applicableinspection tasks appear to be missing from the establishment task list. If anapplicable inspection task appears to be missing, IPP are to first review theestablishment profile to make sure the other profile information regarding theestablishment operations and products is accurate. If the profile is inaccurate,PHIS may not add the correct tasks to the establishment task list on the TaskCalendarpage.

If IPP believe the establishment profile accurately represents the establishmentsoperations and product types, and still believe that an applicable inspection taskis missing from the task list, they are to contact the Policy Development Divisionthrough askFSIS for assistance.


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Hands-on Activities for Establishment Task List

Open Beef no longer produces X% solution labeled products.

77. Scroll to Economic Wholesomeness inspection activity and locate

the Economic inspection type and X% solution for corned beef task.78. Click the Edit icon next to X percent solution inspection task79. Enter the following information:

Reason: Select Establishment temporarily not producingapplicable product

The justification control is then removed80. Click Save

Open Beef no longer produces partially defatted beef fatty tissue (PDBFT).

81. Click the edit icon next to MSS;MSP;PDBFT.. inspection task

Data entry controls are presented below MSS;MSP;PDBFT..82 Enter the following reason: select Establishment temporarily not

producing applicable product

The justification control is then removed

83. Click Save

Checkbox is unchecked and the inspection task will be removedthe next day

Slaughter

IPP enter slaughter information for establishments in the slaughter HACCPprocessing category. The district office must complete voluntary slaughterinformation in PHIS in order for PHIS to display voluntary slaughter options. IPPare to update the voluntary slaughter classes based on the operations at theestablishment. The district office is notified automatically of any changes to thevoluntary slaughter classes when IPP update the information in the profile.

IPP are to complete the following information on the establishments slaughteroperation in PHIS for each shift:

84. Click Slaughterin left navigation menu

Slaughter page is presented.85. Click the Edit icon to the right of Slaughter Line information.

Slaughter line details page is presented.86. Enter the following information:

Shift: Select Shift 1Inspection Type: Select MeatLine Name: Select Slaughter Line in drop-down list


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Class: Select CattleSlaughter System: Select Chain Driven RailInspection System: Select Using Viscera Table with Tongue-InSubclass: Check SteerLine Speed: Select 87 to 143 heads/hour

Subclass: Check HeiferLine Speed: Select 87 to 143 heads/hour

87. Click SaveTraining

IPP can view the type of training required to perform inspection verification at aparticular establishment.

88. Click Training in the left navigation menu

Sign-Out

Click Sign Out and close your laptop at this point because the next topic willbegin with policy information and your laptop is not needed.

Establishment Profile Workshop

1. Describe the Establishment Profile in PHIS and why it is important to maintainaccuracy of this section.

2. Answer the following questions regarding the Update Profile task in PHIS.

a. When do IPP perform the Update Profile task?

b. How do IPP perform the Update Profile task?


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c. What action is required by IPP if there is a change made to the profileduring the task performance?

d. What if establishment management provides corrected information to IPPas a result of the profile report provided to them?

3. For the products described below answer the 3 questions. You may useAttachment 3 - RTE Product Flowchart and Attachment 1 and 2 from FSISDirective 5300.1 as references.

a. Beef jerky, heated and dried in smokehouse

i. What is the HACCP Processing Category?ii. What is the Finished Product Category?iii. What is the Product Group?

b. Smoked pork sausage, fully cooked, refrigerated, post-lethality exposed


c. Marinated , raw boneless chicken breasts


d. Pepperoni, fermented and dried, post-lethality exposed


e. Frozen dinner with Steak tips (fully cooked) and Portobello mushrooms(not cooked), labeled Cook Thoroughly



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f. Beef chili, canned, retorted


g. Beef steaks, raw, mechanically tenderized


h. Mechanically separated turkey, raw


i. Beef, porterhouse steak, raw, not tenderized


4. Why is the intended use critical information for some products?

5. Use the following information from Open Beef Company to update theestablishment profile in PHIS. Use the general information on the next pageregarding Open Beef to accomplish the following:

a. Login as Robert Allenb. Review and Update the slaughter operations information in PHIS.c. Update the production volumes for the products and the HACCP

categories in PHIS.


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Open Beef - General Information

Open Beef is a one shift (8 hours) combination slaughter processingestablishment in Petaluma, CA. The establishment slaughters 500 steers per daythat are less than 30 months of age. It produces carcasses halves and quarters,primal and sub-primal parts, edible offal, beef trimmings, head meat, cheek meatand advanced meat recovery (AMR) product. Open Beef applies lactic acid as anantimicrobial spray to carcasses at the final wash step. The beef trimmings, headmeat, cheek meat, and AMR product are intended for use in ground beefproducts. It has a written Sanitation SOP and one HACCP plan coveringslaughter, fabrication (cut-up), boning, and AMR product. An 8-hour shiftsproduction is considered a lot.

New Information

The establishment slaughters approximately 63 head an hour. After stunning, thecarcasses are hoisted on a chain driven rail. The head and tongue are removedfor head inspection. The heads go through a wash/antimicrobial rinse cabinetbefore boning. The viscera is removed onto a moving line for viscera inspection.The edible offal is sprayed with lactic acid before chilling.

Shipping records and receipts indicate that Open Beef has sold the followingamounts of beef products for 25 production days last month.

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ATTACHMENT 1: HACCP PROCESSING CATEGORIES

Slaughter: This HACCP processing category applies to establishments thatslaughter livestock or poultry. Slaughter establishments typically produce rawintact finished products.

Raw ProductIntact: This HACCP processing category applies toestablishments that further process directly following the slaughter processingsteps or after receiving raw products. The processing steps at the establishmentinclude the meat fabrication or poultry cut-up. If the establishment alsoslaughters, these steps are typically applied after the chilling requirements (9CFR 381.66) are met for poultry carcasses, or after meat carcasses are cooled.Establishments in the raw product-intact HACCP processing category may

produce finished products such as raw poultry (in whole or in part) or raw meatproducts such as primal or subprimals. Beef manufacturing trimmings (e.g.,pieces of meat remaining after steaks, roasts, and other intact cuts) is also anexample of intact raw beef product. FSIS considers raw products to be intactunless they have undergone any of the processes associated with the non-intactHACCP processing category.

Raw ProductNon-intact:This HACCP processing category applies toestablishments that further process by using processing steps such as grinding,comminuting, injecting product with solutions, or mechanical tenderization byneedling, cubing, frenching, pounding devices or other means of creating non-

intact product. Examples of finished products in this category include rawproducts reconstructed into formed entrees, mechanically separated species andadvanced meat recovery product. If the establishment produces bench trim orpieces of meat produced from non-intact meat, then the bench trim or pieces arealso considered non-intact.

Thermally Processed-Commercially Sterile: This HACCP processing categoryapplies to establishments that use a thermal processing step. Thermallyprocessed, commercially sterile finished products are products in cans or flexiblecontainers such as pouches, or semi-rigid, as in lunch bowls. Thermallyprocessed, commercially sterile products are addressed in Subpart G, 318.300311 for meat food products, and Subpart X, 381.300 to 311, for poultry products.

Not Heat Treated Shelf Stable: This HACCP processing category applies toestablishments that further process by curing, drying, or fermenting processingstep as the sole means by which product achieves food safety. Establishmentsin this HACCP processing category may apply a low-level heat treatment as longas the heat treatment is not used as means to achieve food safety. The finished


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products produced under this HACCP Processing Categories are shelf stable.FSIS does not require shelf stable products to be frozen or refrigerated for foodsafety purposes.Heat Treated-Shelf Stable: This HACCP processing category applies toestablishments that further process by using a heat treatment processing step to

achieve food safety in combination with curing, drying, or fermenting processingstep to achieve food safety. The finished products produced under this HACCPProcessing Categories are shelf stable. FSIS does not require shelf stableproducts to be frozen or refrigerated for food safety purposes. If theestablishment produces using the processing steps applicable under thisprocessing category and the product is not shelf stable, then establishment isproducing product under the HACCP processing category, fully-cooked notshelf stable.

Fully Cooked-Not Shelf Stable: This HACCP processing category applies toestablishments that further process products by using primarily a full lethality

heat process step (e.g. cooking) to achieve food safety. The finished productsthat establishments produce under this HACCP Processing Categories are notshelf stable. FSIS requires the products to be frozen or refrigerated for foodsafety purposes. These products also meet the definition of Ready to Eat (RTE)as defined in 9 CFR 430.1.

Heat Treated but Not Fully Cooked Not Shelf Stable: This HACCPprocessing category applies to an establishment that further processes productsthat are (1) not ready-to-eat products (NRTE) or (2) raw otherwise processedproducts that are refrigerated or frozen throughout the products shelf life. Meat,poultry and egg products are produced using a heat process that meet one of thefollowing criteria:

The heat processing step is not adequate to achieve food safety. Productsmay be partially cooked or heated to set batter on a raw product.

The heat processing step applied to meat or poultry component wasadequate to achieve food safety, however product is further processed,assembled, or packaged so that cooked meat or poultry products contactsnon-ready to-eat product ingredients. In this case, the final product is in aform that is not edible without additional preparing to achieve food safety.

An example of this product is pot pie product that contains cooked chicken

and raw dough.

Product with Secondary Inhibitors-Not Shelf Stable: This HACCP processingcategory applies to establishments that further process by using a curingprocessing step or a processing step using other ingredients that inhibit bacterialgrowth. These products are generally refrigerated or frozen throughout the


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products shelf life. Depending on the process and ingredients, these productsmay or may not meet the definition of RTE as defined in 9 CFR 430.1.

ATTACHMENT 2: PRODUCTS

PHIS Product Category List (Meat & Poultry Establishments)

HACCP Processing

CategoriesFinished Product

Category

Production Volume Categories (by Product Groups)

Slaughter

Raw Product -

Intact

Raw intact beef - Carcass (including carcass halves or quarters)- Other primals- Subprimals1 (including Bone in and Boneless Meat Cuts)- Beef Manufacturing Trimmings- Beef Components (including Head Meat, Cheek Meat & Weasand Meat- Edible Offal3

- Other Intact

4

Raw intact pork - Carcass (including carcass halves or quarters)- Other primals and subprimals1 (including Bone in and Boneless Meat

Cuts)

- Edible Offal3- Other Intact4

Raw intact meatother (sheep, goat)

- Carcass (including carcass halves or quarters)- Other primals and subprimals1 (including Bone in and Boneless Meat

Cuts)

- Edible Offal3- Other Intact4

Raw intact chicken - Whole bird

- Poultry parts (including necks/feet & Giblets)- Boneless and/or Skinless Parts

Raw intact turkey- Whole bird- Poultry parts (including necks/feet & Giblets)- Boneless and/or Skinless Parts

Raw intact poultryother (ducks, geese,squab)

- Whole bird- Poultry parts (including necks/feet & Giblets)- Boneless and/or Skinless Parts

Slaughter

Raw Product

Non-Intact Raw ground,comminuted, orotherwise non-intact

beef

- Ground Beef Product (beef only and beef w/combination species)- Hamburger/Beef Patty Product (beef only and beef w/combination

species)

- Fabricated Steaks and other Non-Intact Subprimals1 (including Bone inand Boneless Meats that are fabricated, restructured, mechanicallytenderized or injected)

- Advanced Meat Recovery (AMR)- Ammoniated Beef- Mechanically Separated Product- Beef trim (derived from non-intact beef)- Bench Trim (derived from non-intact beef)- Low Temperature Rendered Product (includes Finely Textured Beef


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(FTB), Partially Defatted Chopped Beef (PDCB), or Partially DefattedBeef Fatty Tissue (PDBFT)

Raw ground,comminuted, orotherwise non-intact

pork

- Ground Product- Advanced Meat Recovery (AMR)- Mechanically Separated Product- Other Non-Intact

Raw ground,

comminuted, orotherwise non-intactmeat other (sheep,goat, combination

species)

- Ground Product- Mechanically Separated Meat- Advanced Meat Recovery (AMR)- Other Non-Intact- Mechanically Separated Product

Raw ground,

comminuted, orotherwise non-intactchicken

- Ground Product- Mechanically Separated Chicken- Other Non-Intact

Raw ground,

comminuted, orotherwise non-intact

turkey

- Ground Product- Mechanically Separated Turkey- Other Non-Intact

Raw ground,comminuted, orotherwise non-intact

poultryother (ducks,

geese, squab)

- Ground Product- Mechanically Separated Poultry- Other Non-Intact

Not Heat Treated

Shelf Stable

Heat Treated

Shelf Stable

Raw (NRTE) otherwiseprocessed meat

- NRTE Processed Meat (Stuff and Unstuffed)

Raw (NRTE) otherwiseprocessed poultry

- NRTE Processed Poultry (Stuff and Unstuffed)

RTE acidified/fermentedmeat (without cooking)

- RTE fermented meat (sliced and not-sliced) according to Lm Alternative- RTE fermented meat (sliced and not-sliced) not post-lethality exposed

RTE acidified/fermented

poultry (without cooking)

- RTE fermented poultry (sliced and not-sliced) according to Lm Alternative- RTE fermented poultry (sliced and not-sliced) not post-lethality exposed

RTE2 dried meat- RTE dried meat (sliced and not-sliced) according to Lm Alternative5- RTE dried meat (sliced and not-sliced) not post-lethality exposed

RTE2 dried poultry- RTE dried poultry (sliced and not-sliced) according to Lm Alternative- RTE dried poultry (sliced and not-sliced) not post-lethality exposed

RTE2 salt-cured meat- RTE salt cured meat (sliced and not-sliced) according to Lm Alternative5- RTE salt cured meat (sliced and not-sliced) not post-lethality exposed

RTE2 salt-cured poultry

- RTE salt cured poultry (sliced and not-sliced) according to Lm Alternative- RTE salt cured poultry (sliced and not-sliced) not post-lethality exposed


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Heat Treated but

Not Fully

Cooked Not

Shelf Stable


- NRTE meat products (stuffed and unstuffed)


- NRTE poultry products (stuffed and unstuffed)

Product with

Secondary

Inhibitors Not

Shelf Stable

RTE2 salt-cured meat- RTE salt cured meat (sliced and not-sliced) according to Lm Alternative5- RTE salt cured meat (sliced and not-sliced) not post-lethality exposed

RTE2 salt-cured poultry- RTE salt cured poultry (sliced and not-sliced) according to Lm Alternative5- RTE salt cured poultry (sliced and not-sliced) not post-lethality exposed


- NRTE meat products (stuffed and unstuffed)


- NRTE poultry products (stuffed and unstuffed)

Fully Cooked

Not Shelf Stable

RTE2 fully-cooked meat

- Hot Dog Products according to Lm Alternative- Salad/Spread/Pate according to Lm Alternative5- Meat + Nonmeat Multicomponent according to Lm Alternative5- Sausage Products- Diced/Shredded according to Lm Alternative5- Patties/Nuggets according to Lm Alternative5- Other Fully cooked sliced product according to Lm Alternative5- Other Fully cooked not sliced product according to Lm Alternative5

RTE2 fully- cookedpoultry

- Hot Dog Products according to Lm Alternative5- Salad/Spread/Pate according to Lm Alternative5- Meat + Nonmeat Multicomponent according to Lm Alternative5- Sausage Products- Diced/Shredded according to Lm Alternative5- Patties/Nuggets according to Lm Alternative5- Other Fully cooked sliced product according to Lm Alternative5- Other Fully cooked not sliced product according to Lm Alternative5

RTE2 fully-cooked meatwithout subsequentexposure to theenvironment

- Hot Dog Products not post-lethality exposed- Salad/Spread/Pate not post-lethality exposed- Meat + Nonmeat Multicomponent not post-lethality exposed- Sausage Products not post-lethality exposed- Diced/Shredded not post-lethality exposed- Patties/Nuggets not post-lethality exposed- Other Fully cooked sliced product not post-lethality exposed- Other Fully cooked not sliced product not post-lethality exposed

RTE2 fully-cooked poultrywithout subsequentexposure to the

environment

- Hot Dog Products not post-lethality exposed- Salad/Spread/Pate not post-lethality exposed- Meat + Nonmeat Multicomponent not post-lethality exposed- Sausage Products not post-lethality exposed- Diced/Shredded not post-lethality exposed- Patties/Nuggets not post-lethality exposed- Other Fully cooked sliced product not post-lethality exposed- Other Fully cooked not sliced product not post-lethality exposed


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Thermally

Processed -

Commercially

Sterile

Thermally processed,

commercially sterile

- Thermally Processed Products (includes products in Cans/Pails, Flexible

Pouches, Trays, Jars and Bag-n-Box)

1Subprimals includes retail cuts of beef commonly used in the beef industry.

2 RTE is defined in 9 CFR 430.

3Edible Offal includes tails, feet, etc.

4Other Intact includes fat.

5Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) alternatives are Alt 1; Alt 2, Choice 1; Alt 2, Choice 2; Lm Alt 3

Note: By definition, RTE cured, dried or fermented product meet at least Alt 2 Lm requirements.

Note: Lm Alternative questions and log reductions from FSIS From 10,240-1 apply to each RTE product group


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Establishment Pr9/13/2

GO TO STEP #2: SHELF-

STABLE and

ACIDIFIED/FERMENTED,

SALT-CURED orDRIED

PRODUCTS

GO TO STEP #3: FULLY

COOKED, NOT SHELF-

STABLE PRODUCTS

STEP 1: SHELF- STABLE vs.NOT SHELF STABLE

1) Is the RTE meat or poultry product produced under a HACCP plan for Not Heat TreatedShelf Stableproduct, Heat TreatedShelf Stable product, or Thermally ProcessedCommercially Sterile product?

2) Does the RTE product's label exclude a handling statement, for example, the label does not state "keeprefrigerated" or "keep frozen"?

3) Does the RTE products label include a Refrigerate After Opening statement?

4) For non-fermented RTE products, does the product achieve a water activity of 0.85 or less and havemeasures (e.g., short pull dates, low pH, antimycotics, coatings, gas packed or vacuum in an oxygenimpervious package, or any combination of these measures) to prevent mold growth?

5) For non-fermented RTE products, does the product achieve a water activity from 0.92 to 0.85 and eithergas packed or vacuum packed in an oxygen impervious package and labeled Refrigerate After Opening?

6) Does the RTE dry sausage achieve a MPR of 1.9:1?

7) Does the RTE semi-dry sausage achieve a MPR of 3.1:1 or less and a pH of 5.0 or less?

8) Does the RTE semi-dry sausage achieve a pH of 4.5 (or 4.6 combined with an aw of < 0.91), a brineconcentration of 5.0% and is in an intact form (or sliced and vacuum packaged), cured with nitrite or

nitrate, and smoked with wood?

9) For acidified RTE products (e.g., pickled pig feet) that are cold filled, does the establishment havedocumentation (e.g., challenge study) that validates that the product is shelf stable and prevents the growthof microorganisms (e.g., yeasts, molds, Lactobacilli, or Clostridium botulinum) at room temperature?

10) For acidified RTE products (e.g., pickled pig feet) that are hot filled, does the finished product achieve apH of 4.6 or lower within 24 hours?

11. Does the RTE meat or poultry product achieve commercial sterility and fall under the canning regulations(9 CFR 318.300-311 or 9 CFR 381.300-311)?

NOTE: The Flowchart has been designed to select the single best representative product category/group in which a given product might be

classified, based on the overall microbial lethality, preservation and production method, while being aware that mixed, multiple production steps

can occur. (For example, many fermented products may include a cooking/heating step after fermentation).

YES to any one question NO to all questions

Attachment 3: RTE PRODUCT GROUP

FLOWCHART


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Establishment P9/13/2

YES to ANY ONE or moreQUESTIONS =

ACIDIFIED/FERMENTED

GO TO

STEP #2C:

CURED or

DRIEDStep #2B1: Is the RTE Acidified/Fermented meat or poultry product sliced

at an official establishment?

NO = ACIDIFIED/

FERMENTED NOT

SLICED

YES = ACIDIFIED/

FERMENTED

SLICED

Examples Genoa Salami, hard salami, pepperoni, turkey pepperoni, summer sausage, Abruzzese, Lebanon

bologna, thuringer, mordatella, mettwurst, chorizo, chourico, sucuk (soujuk), pickled pigs* , feet, bologna in

vinegar*. (*If yes, to step 1, question 9)

STEP 2: SHELF- STABLE AND

ACIDIFIED/FERMENTED, SALT CURED

OR DRIED PRODUCTS PRODUCTS

Step #2A: 1) Does the RTE meat or poultry product achieve commercial sterility and fall

under the canning regulations (9 CFR 318.300-311 or 9 CFR 381.300-311)?

NO YES = THERMALLYPROCESSED COMMERCIALLY

STERILE

Step #2B: 1) Is a starter culture added to the product during formulation?2) Is a chemical acidulant added to product during formulation in order to decrease theproduct pH?3) Is the establishment following the degree hours concept (pH reaches 5.3 within acertain timeframe based on the fermentation temperature) to inhibit the growth of

Staphylococcus aureus and prevent its enterotoxin production?

NO TO ALL

QUESTIONS


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Step # 2C: 1) Is the meat or poultry product dry rubbed (dry curing) with a cure mixture (salt

and nitrate and/or nitrite) and then undergoes a curing/equalization step and a drying step?

2) Is the meat or poultry product immersed in a concentrated brine solution (pickle curing)

and then undergoes a curing/equalization step and a drying step?

3) Is the meat or poultry product injected with a brine solution (injection curing) and then

undergoes a curing/equalization step and a drying step?

4) Does the finished meat or poultry product achieve an internal salt content of at least 4

percent when sodium or potassium nitrate and/or sodium or potassium nitrite is used with theapplication of salt (NaCl)?

5) Does the finished meat or poultry product achieve a brine concentration of at least 10percent when no sodium or potassium nitrate and/or sodium or potassium nitrite is used withthe application of salt (NaCl)?

YES to ONE OR MOREQUESTIONS = SALT-CURED:

GO TO STEP 2D1

NO to ALL QUESTIONS =DRIED: GO TO STEP 2D2

Step #2D1 - Is the RTE Salt cured

meat or poultry product sliced at an

official establishment?

NO = SALT-CURED

NOT SLICED

YES = SALT-CURED-

SLICED

EXAMPLES: Prosciutto ham, Parma ham, Westphalian ham, Bayonne ham, Serrano ham, Black Forest

ham, country ham, pancetta, coppa, capocolla, bresaola, beef prosciutto, basturma, duck prosciutto,

sopressata, linguica, salchichon.

Step 2D2: Is the RTE Dried meat or

poultry product sliced at an official

establishment?

NO=DRIED NOT SLICED YES = DRIED SLICED

EXAMPLES: dried beef, beef jerky, beef nuggets, steak tenders, kippered beef, landjager, meat sticks,

turkey jerky, tasajo, pemmican, pipi kaula, biltong, jamon (jambon), longanisa, saucisson, some

chorizo, dried soup mixes/soup bases, freeze-dried entrees, fried pork

skins/rinds/cracklings/chicharrones, lard.


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STEP 3: FULLY COOKED, NOTSHELF- STABLE (NSS) PRODUCTS

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3A. Does the product consist in whole or in partof a cooked sausage (hotdog) product as defined

in 9 CFR 319.180, 319.181, or 9 CFR 430.1?

Yes = FULLYCOOKED HOT

DOG PRODUCT

EXAMPLES: Hot dogs, frankfurters/franks, cheese dogs, corn dogs, knockwurst (knackwurst),

wieners.

3B.Is the product a cooked sausage or sausage-

like product, or cooked linked sausage or

sausage-like product, other than a 9 CFR

319.180/319.181/430.1 product (i.e., other than a

hot dog)?

Yes = FULLYCOOKED SAUSAGE

PRODUCT

EXAMPLES: Andouille, beer sausages/beerwurst, blood sausage, blood pudding, pork blood,

bratwurst, bockwurst, braunschweiger, breakfast sausages (fully cooked), chicken/turkey sausage

(fully cooked), German sausage, polish sausage, Krakow, kielbasa, cervelat, boudin, cha lua (gio

lua), other ethnic sausages. (For sausage patties, see FC3E. For sausage products that are sliced,

crumbled, chopped, etc., see FC3F).

3C. Is this a salad product with meat or poultry

(e.g., a vegetable or pasta mix with dressing or a

mayonnaise or oil- based mix), or a meat or

poultry spread or pate-type product?

Yes = FULLY

COOKED SALAD/

SPREAD/PATE

EXAMPLES: antipasto salads , Asian style salads, Caesar salads, chef salads, Cobb salads, pasta

salads, salad spreads ALL with meat/poultry added; chicken salad, chopped liver, ham salad,

liver, mush, mousse, pate, sandwich spreads, turkey salad.

GO TO NEXT PAGE (FC 3D: FULLY COOKED MEAT + NONMEAT MULTICOMPONENT

PRODUCT

NO

NO


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NO

3D. Is the product a meat or poultry filling enclosed in

dough or pastry, or is the product any combination of

meat and non-meat items other than

salad/spread/pate?

YES = FULLY

COOKED MEAT +

NONMEAT

EXAMPLES: burritos, egg rolls, empanadas, enchiladas, fajitas, meat/bean combinations,

meat/egg/ cheese combinations, meat/pasta combinations (lasagna, ravioli, etc.), meat/poultry

pizza products, meat/poultry-containing sauces, meat/poultry-containing soups (fully cooked, not

shelf-stable), pasties, pinwheels, pot pies, pot stickers (Chinese dumplings; gyoza), piroshki,

shumai, chili, quesadillas, samosas, tacos, tamales, teriyaki bowls, turnovers, gyros, wraps.

3E. Is the product a comminuted product other than

sausage/sausage link (e.g., patty or meatball) or a

breaded or unbreaded molded product (e.g., nugget)?

YES = FULLYCOOKED

PATTIES/NUGGETS

EXAMPLES: Nuggets/fingers/tenders, popcorn chicken, meatballs, meat loaf, fully cooked

hamburger/meat/poultry patties (including sausage patties), pork roll, scrapple.

3F. Is the product a comminuted or whole muscle

product that has been diced or shredded or cut orcrumbled or chopped or shaved or sliced for non- deli

purposes (i.e., not typically intended for sandwich

purposes as per 9 CFR 430.1)?

YES = FULLY

COOKED DICED

SHREDDED

EXAMPLES: Bacon/Canadian bacon slices (if fully cooked), barbequed diced/shredded/sliced

meat/ poultry products, carne asada, chopped ham, diced meat/diced ham, diced poultry,

ground ham, gyro slices, jerk chicken, meat/poultry crumbles, meat/poultry strips,meat/poultry

taco filling, pulled pork, kahlua shredded pork, other shredded meat/poultry products, sliced

pork roll (fully cooked), fully cooked sliced meat/poultry for non-deli purposes, e.g., sliced

sausage for use as pizza topping.

GO TO NEXT PAGE (ALL OTHER FULLY COOKED)

NO

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3G1. Is the product an RTE fully cooked meat or

poultry product that is sliced in official establishment

and typically is (or is intended to be) assembled in a

sandwich for consumption (i.e., deli products as per

9CFR 430.1)? OR 3G2. Is the product an RTE fully

cooked meat or poultry product that is sliced in official

establishment and is OTHER THAN a hotdog, sausage,

salad/spread/pate, nugget/patty, diced/ shredded or

multicomponent product?

YES TO EITHER =OTHER FULLY

COOKED - SLICED

3H1. Is the product an RTE fully cooked meat or poultry product that is NOT

sliced in official establishment but is intended to be assembled in a sandwich

for consumption by the end user (i.e., deli products as per 9CFR 430.1)? OR

3H2. Is the product an RTE fully cooked meat or poultry product that is NOT

sliced in official establishment and is OTHER THAN a hotdog, sausage,

salad/spread/pate, nugget/patty, diced/shredded or multicomponent product?

YES TO EITHER = OTHER FULLY

COOKED- NOT SLICED

EXAMPLES (3G1 [SLICED] or 3H1 [UNSLICED]): Ham (if cooked), bologna (exception is Lebanon

bologna), chicken roll, turkey breast, olive loaf, corned beef, pastrami, roast beef, brisket, pickle

loaf, pimento loaf (pimiento), pepper loaf, liverwurst, tongue, head cheese (AKA souse or sulze),

capocolla (capicolla) labeled as cooked, olive loaf, luncheon loaf, jellied beef loaf, Dutch loaf.

EXAMPLES (3G2 [SLICED] or 3H2 [UNSLICED]): Baked products, barbecued intact products,

battered or breaded products (if not a molded nugget-type product), broiled products, chicken

or turkey breasts (for reheating as opposed to slicing for deli purposes), fried products, grilled

products, tasso, meat ribs, legs, pork parts and bacon (all fully cooked), pot roasts,

legs/drumsticks (fully cooked), wings, roasted products, smoked fully cooked products (high-

temperature smoked products), whole chickens or turkeys (fully cooked), single-component RTE

soup broths, pickled pigs feet*, bologna in vinegar*. (* = If No to Step 1, question 9 or question10).

Note: Lard is fully cooked but shelf stable. Based on a

combination of HACCP for Heat Treated Shelf Stable

Products and obvious low water activity this product has been

classified under Dried

Note:The term deli applies to any RTE product class/group

in which the product is intended to be used in a sandwich as

per 9 CFR 430.1. However, deli is not a formal part of the

existing product classification system

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NO

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