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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/350
13 November 2000
(00-4797)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Meat and poultry
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  HACCP-Based Inspection Models
Project (HIMP): Performance Standards for Young Turkey, Young Chicken, and Market
Hog HIMP Plants (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is publishing the
performance standards for food safety and non-food safety conditions that it will apply in a
limited number of young turkey and market hog slaughter plants that participate in the
HACCP-based Inspection Models Project (HIMP).  FSIS has already announced theperformance standards for young chicken HIMP plants at public meetings, but the Agency
is including them in this Notice.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  The HACCP Annex to the Recommended
International Code of Practice General Principles for Food Hygiene [CAC/RCP1-1969,
REV3(1997)] has been adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 65828,
2 November 2000 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/350
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11. Final date for comments:  There is no formal comment period for this Notice; however,
comments are welcome.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA  [    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Detailed
instruction on where and how to send comments is in the body of the full text - which will
be sent upon request to the address in paragraph 12.
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 10271400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov