WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/USA/110
20January 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0194)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: UNITED STATES
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Department ofAgriculture, Food Safety andInspection Service
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Fresh pork
sausage
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Pathogen Reduction; Hazard
Analysis andCritical Control Point (HACCP) Systems -Salmonella Performance
Standard forFresh PorkSausage (available inEnglish, 3pages)
5. Description ofcontent: TheFood Safety andInspection Service (FSIS) isproposing
toaddaSalmonella performance standard forfresh porksausage totheFederal meat
inspection regulations. On14November 1997, FSIS published thisperformance
standard inadirect finalrule. TheAgency received anadverse comment regarding the
performance standard. Accordingly, FSIS haswithdrawn theperformance standard
regulatory amendment andisissuing thisproposed rule.
6. Objective andrationale: Food safety
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: 63FR1800,
12January 1998; 9CFR Part310
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Tobedetermined.
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Thedateofentry intoforce willbeannounced when
thefinalruleispublished intheFederal Register.
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11. Final date forcomments: 11February 1998
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: Food Safety andInspection
Service, USDA
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
Attn: Carolyn F.Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel: (202) 720-2239
Fax: (202) 690-0677
E-mail: wilsonc@fas.usda.gov