1. HACCP-Based Inspection Models Project: FSIS Results of Models Verification Testing June 5, 2002 Dr. Columb Rigney United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service Office of Public Health and Science

2. Number Name Location P 165H OK Foods Inc. Heavener, OK P 165SOK Foods Inc. Ft. Smith, AR P 177ConAgra Poultry Companies Gainesville, GA P 192Gold Kist Inc. Guntersville, AL P 206Pilgrims’ Pride Corporation Nacogdoches, TX P 290Townsends Inc. Siler City, NC P 341Golden Rod Broilers Inc. Cullman, AL P 468Townsends of Arkansas Inc. Batesville, AR P 517Marshall Durbin Poultry Co. Hattiesburg, MS P 548Cagle’s Inc. Collinsville, AL The 20 Young Chicken Establishments comprising FSIS Organoleptic Verification and Pathogen Reduction/HACCP Microbial Data

3. Number Name Location P 584Pilgrims’ Pride Corporation Mount Pleasant, TX P 687Columbia Farms Inc. West Columbia, SC P 727Simmons Foods Inc. Southwest City, MO P 758Choctaw Foods Inc. Carthage, MS P 810Pilgrims’ Pride Inc. Moorefield, WV P 1249Georges Chicken LLC Edinburg, VA P 1307Marshall Durbin & Co. Inc. Jasper, AL P 6505Norman W. Fries Inc. Claxton, GA P 7987Amick Processing Inc. Batesburg, SC P 20245Cagle’s – Keystone Foods LLC Albany, KY The 20 Young Chicken Establishments comprising FSIS Organoleptic Verification and Pathogen Reduction/HACCP Microbial Data

4. HACCP-Based Inspection Models Project: FSIS Results of Organoleptic Verification Testing

5. Performed on randomly selected carcasses from all production lines Performed by FSIS Verification Inspectors Performed as two - 10 bird tests per line per shift Performed at a minimum frequency of 50 scheduled tests per shift Performed independently of unscheduled tests conducted at the discretion of the IIC/SVMO FSIS Organoleptic Verification Testing: Other Consumer Protection

6. OCP-1 Condition - Animal Diseases airsacculitis, arthritis, ascites, avian leukosis complex, avian tuberculosis, cadaver, carcinoma, enteritis, erysipelas, generalized inflammatory process, nephritis, osteomyelitis, pericarditis, sarcoma, salpingitis, and tenosynovitis OCP-2 Condition - Miscellaneous breast blister, bruises, external mutilation, fractures, localized inflammatory process, overscald, and sores/scabs Other Consumer Protection (OCP) Performance Standard Categories

7. OCP-3 Contamination - Digestive Content ingesta OCP-4 Dressing Defects - Otherbile, extraneous material, feathers, lung, oil gland, and trachea OCP-5 Dressing Defects - Digestive Tract Tissuebursa of fabricius, cloaca, crop, esophagus, and intestine Other Consumer Protection (OCP) Performance Standard Categories

8. FSIS Models Results from Verification Testing OCP-1: Condition - Animal Diseases

9. FSIS Models Results from Verification Testing OCP-2: Condition - Miscellaneous

10. FSIS Models Results from Verification Testing OCP-3: Contamination - Ingesta

11. FSIS Models Results from Verification Testing OCP-4: Dressing Defects - Other

12. FSIS Models Results from Verification Testing OCP-5: Dressing Defects - Digestive Tract Tissue

13. Performed on randomly selected carcasses from all production lines Performed by FSIS Verification Inspectors Performed as eight-10 bird tests per line per shift Performed independently of unscheduled tests conducted at the discretion of IIC/SVMO FSIS Organoleptic Verification Testing: Food Safety

14. FS-1 Condition - Infectious septicemia, toxemia FS-2 Contamination - Digestive Content fecal material Food Safety (FS) Performance Standard Categories

15. FSIS Models Results from Verification Testing FS-1: Condition - Infectious

16. FSIS Models Results from Verification Testing FS-2: Contamination - Fecal Material

17. HACCP-Based Inspection Models Project: FSIS Results of Pathogen Reduction/HACCP Microbial Verification Testing

18. Performed on randomly selected carcasses Performed by FSIS personnel Performed as a whole bird rinse Performed as a sample set of 51 carcasses Performed similarly in traditional and models establishments FSIS PR/HACCP Microbial Verification Testing: Young Chickens (Broilers) -Salmonella

19. FSIS PR/HACCP Verification Data Salmonella - Traditional Systems

20. FSIS PR/HACCP Verification Data Salmonella - HIMP System

21. FSIS PR/HACCP Verification Data: Salmonella

22. FSIS PR/HACCP Verification Data: Salmonella

23. Salmonella Verification Testing - Performance Standard 20.0 % 2001 National Verification Average (All Establishments - ‘A’ Sets)11.9 % Salmonella Prevalence - 20 Establishments - Traditional 7.6 % Salmonella Prevalence - 20 Establishments - HIMP 8.0 % FSIS PR/HACCP Microbial Verification Testing Summary: Young Chickens (Broilers)

24. 9 of 20 establishments exhibited a lower Salmonella prevalence (%) in traditional systems. 9 of 20 exhibited a lower Salmonella prevalence (%) in models (HIMP). 1 of 20 establishments exhibited no change in Salmonella prevalence (%) between traditional and models (HIMP). 1 of 20 establishments had too few microbial tests completed in traditional to be comparable to testing in models (HIMP). FSIS PR/HACCP Microbial Verification Testing Summary: Young Chickens (Broilers)

25. Completed Sample Sets Passed Failed 20 Establishments - Traditional Systems 45 2 20 Establishments - HIMP System 22 1 FSIS PR/HACCP Microbial Verification Testing Summary: Young Chickens (Broilers)