WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a rule called: Visual Post-Mortem Inspection in Swine Slaughter Establishments.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on May 21 by Justin Ransom, Administrator.
Summary: FSIS is amending its regulations to end mandatory mandibular lymph nodes ("lymph nodes") incision and viscera palpation of swine carcasses in all swine slaughter establishments ( i.e, establishments operating under traditional swine slaughter inspection or the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS)). Mandibular lymph nodes incision and viscera palpation of swine carcasses are not needed to ensure food safety, as FSIS swine condemnation rates are low and disease conditions that are condemnab...