FSIS Notice 36-21

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. FSIS Notice 36-21: Continued In-Field Study to Test the Cloth Sample Collection Method For Beef Manufacturing Trimmings A. This notice re-issues and revises instructions to inspection program personnel (IPP), as previously described in FSIS Notice 69-20, In-Field Study to Test a New Sample Collection Method for Beef Manufacturing Trimmings. This notice provides updated instructions to IPP to begin using neutralizing buffered peptone water (nBPW) when shipping the cloth sample to the FSIS labs. Step-by-step instructions to use nBPW are included below in Section IX, Sampling Procedures. B. This notice provides instructions to IPP on how to collect raw beef manufacturing trimmings verification samples for an in-field study. The goal of the study is to determine if a non-destructive surface sampling device, the cloth manual sampling swab – commonly referred to as the "cloth" – can replace the current N60 excision sample collection method used to take a sample under the MT60 sampling project. All establishments that typically receive MT60 sampling assignments will be included in the study.   Stay Connected:   Subscriber Services: Preferences | Unsubscribe | Help | Questions? Contact Us This email was sent to ooseims.archieves@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service · United States Department of Agriculture · 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. · Washington D.C. 20250 · 800-439-1420