An Evaluation of the Food Safety Requirements of the Federal Purchase Ground Beef Program (2010) / Chapter Skim
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In response to this request, the National Research Council of the National Academies created an ad hoc Committee on An Evaluation of the Food Safety Requirements of the Federal Purchase Ground Beef Program. On the basis of the statement of task that AMS provided to the National Research Council, the committee considered its charge to be to evaluate the scientific basis of the AMS technical documents that describe the food safety requirements for beef suppliers (July 2010 Technical Requirements Schedule for ground beef)
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On the basis of the details of those incidents and the institutions involved, the committee thought it unlikely that the two outbreaks involved AMS purchased ground beef and did not consider them relevant to the discussion of the safety of ground beef in the Federal Purchase Ground Beef Program. An outbreak in 1998 was entered into the CDC database with the location "other", and no food vehicle was identified.
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The recent update of the AMS purchase specifications relied heavily on informal ad hoc expert opinion, which the committee determined to be the least preferred form of evidence. To strengthen the scientific basis of the Agricultural Marketing Service purchase specifications, it is recommended that the Agricultural Marketing Service use resources that yield more reliable evidence (such as the use of reports based on data, internal reports based on Agricultural Marketing Service data, formal expert consultation, and peer-reviewed reports and risk assessments)
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The committee recommends that the Agricultural Marketing Service -- through partnerships with the Agricultural Research Service, the Food Safety and Inspection Service, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- follow developments associated with pathogens of current concern and other emerging pathogens to develop strategies for the protection of vulnerable consumers (such as schoolchildren and the elderly)
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