New USDA Pork Auditing Program for Russia
New USDA Pork Auditing Program for Russia
The USDA’s ARC Branch announced a new auditing program: the ARC 1030V Procedure, USDA Pork to the Russian Federation Program.
The USDA Pork to the Russian Federation Program provides verification through audits that U.S. companies meet the specified product requirements for marketing U.S. pork and pork products to the Russian Federation. The requirements of the program, outlined in ARC 1030V Procedure, must be supported by a documented quality management system, the requirements of which are defined in ARC 1002 Procedure. As an alternative, the claims may be verified through a USDA Process Verified Program, the requirements of which are defined in ARC 1001 Procedure.
There are three principal components of this program:
- Pork must be free of tetracycline group antibiotics. Companies must evaluate and select suppliers based on their ability to provide conforming product.
- Slaughter facilities must implement a tetracycline group antibiotics testing program.
- Facilities approved for export to the Russian Federation must implement a microbiological testing program for generic Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes and total plate count testing.
Starting Feb. 1, 2010, quality manuals may be submitted for review by email to ARCBranch@ams.usda.gov or by fax to (202) 690-1038.
Members with questions should contact Courtney Heller at cheller@usmef.org or 303-623-6328.
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The U.S. Meat Export Federation (www.USMEF.org) is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.
USMEF complies with all equal opportunity, non-discrimination and affirmative action measures applicable to it by contract, government rule or regulation or as otherwise provided by law.
New USDA Pork Auditing Program for Russia
The USDA’s ARC Branch announced a new auditing program: the ARC 1030V Procedure, USDA Pork to the Russian Federation Program.
The USDA Pork to the Russian Federation Program provides verification through audits that U.S. companies meet the specified product requirements for marketing U.S. pork and pork products to the Russian Federation. The requirements of the program, outlined in ARC 1030V Procedure, must be supported by a documented quality management system, the requirements of which are defined in ARC 1002 Procedure. As an alternative, the claims may be verified through a USDA Process Verified Program, the requirements of which are defined in ARC 1001 Procedure.
There are three principal components of this program:
- Pork must be free of tetracycline group antibiotics. Companies must evaluate and select suppliers based on their ability to provide conforming product.
- Slaughter facilities must implement a tetracycline group antibiotics testing program.
- Facilities approved for export to the Russian Federation must implement a microbiological testing program for generic Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes and total plate count testing.
Starting Feb. 1, 2010, quality manuals may be submitted for review by email to ARCBranch@ams.usda.gov or by fax to (202) 690-1038.
Members with questions should contact Courtney Heller at cheller@usmef.org or 303-623-6328.
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The U.S. Meat Export Federation (www.USMEF.org) is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.
USMEF complies with all equal opportunity, non-discrimination and affirmative action measures applicable to it by contract, government rule or regulation or as otherwise provided by law.