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USDA updates 50 year-old regulations to protect swine

17/09/2019
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has updated its swine slaughter inspection rules for the first time in 50 years in a bid to combat the spread of African Swine Fever, which is decimating the global pig population but has yet to reach the US.

“This regulatory change allows us to ensure food safety while eliminating outdated rules and allowing for companies to innovate,” said secretary Sonny Perdue.

The rule has new requirements for microbial testing that apply to all swine slaughterhouses to demonstrate that they are controlling for pathogens throughout the slaughter system. 

There will also be a new inspection system for market hog establishments called the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS).

Inspectors will conduct more food safety and humane handling verification tasks to protect the food supply and animal welfare.


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