FSIS is clarifying that establishments wishing to adopt the cloth sampling method testing of raw beef products no longer require a “No Objection Letter.”

n Aug. 20, 2015, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued Directive 10,010.2 to instruct inspection program personnel (IPP) on how to conduct STEC verification activities, other than sampling, for raw beef (including veal and not-ready-to eat beef).

On Aug. 20, 2015, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued Directive 10,010.1, Rev. 4.

In the meat industry, one might consider Wayne Marcho, founder of Marcho Farms, to be a trailblazer, as he has had a long history of investment into doing “what’s right” by the company and its consumers — the most recent evidence occurring when its continuous-improvement efforts were turned toward its already-strong food-safety record.