FSIS Releases Final Poultry Slaughter Rule

The final rule generally tracks the Agency’s January 2012 proposal with some modifications, most notably a lower line speed than proposed for chicken establishments. The new system, dubbed the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS), is modeled after the Agency’s long-running HACCP Based Inspection Models Project (HIMP) pilot program and is designed to give establishments more control over their slaughter and processing operations.

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Authored by Gray Kushner and Brian Eyink.