83 FR 36513 - Availability of Guideline for Minimizing the Risk of Campylobacter and Salmonella Illnesses Associated With Chicken Liver
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 146 (July 30, 2018)
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 146 (July 30, 2018)
| Page Range | 36513-36515 | |
| FR Document | 2018-16197 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 36513-36515] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16197] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS-2018-0022] Availability of Guideline for Minimizing the Risk of Campylobacter and Salmonella Illnesses Associated With Chicken Liver AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the availability of and requesting comments on a guideline to assist FSIS-regulated establishments, retail food outlets, and foodservice entities in minimizing public health risks associated with raw or partially-cooked chicken liver. FSIS developed the guideline because there have been several recent Campylobacter and Salmonella illness outbreaks linked to chicken liver dishes like p[acirc]t[eacute]. The guideline represents FSIS's current thinking on this topic and FSIS encourages all affected operations to use it. This document does not present or describe any new regulatory requirements. DATES: Submit Comments on or before September 28, 2018. ADDRESSES: A downloadable version of the guideline is available to view and print at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulatory-compliance/compliance-guides-index [[Page 36514]] once copies of the guideline have been published. FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for submitting comments. Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Room 6065, Washington, DC 20250- 3700. Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065, Washington, DC 20250-3700. Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2018-0022. Comments received in response to this docket will be made available for public inspection and posted without change, including any personal information, to http://www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access to background documents or comments received, call (202)720-5627 to schedule a time to visit the FSIS Docket Room at 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065, Washington, DC 20250-3700. For Further Information Contact: Roberta Wagner, Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development; Telephone: (202) 205-0495. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background FSIS is responsible for verifying that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and properly labeled and packaged. Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria are among the most frequent causes of human foodborne illness in the United States. Currently, contamination of raw poultry carcasses and parts cannot be eliminated through the commercial production and slaughter practices employed by U.S. industry. Contamination can be minimized, however, with the use of proper sanitary dressing procedures and by the application of interventions during slaughter and subsequent fabrication. Salmonella and Campylobacter present on raw poultry carcasses and parts will survive if the contaminated products are not subjected to a full lethality treatment, such as thorough cooking. In addition, cross contamination will occur during preparation when the bacteria are spread from the contaminated poultry to food handlers, other foods, or objects in the environment. There have been several recent Salmonella and Campylobacter illness outbreaks linked to chicken liver. From 2000 to 2015, 22 chicken liver- associated illness outbreaks, with 331 total illnesses, were reported to public health authorities in the United States 1 2 3 4. Over half of these outbreaks occurred from 2014 to 2015, and represented 21 to 34 percent of chicken-related outbreaks.5 6 Commonly reported illness outbreak features included: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See FSIS Recall 090-2011 available on FSIS's website at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/fsis-archives-content/internet/main/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archives/ct_index211a. \2\ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 2013. Multistate outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni infections associated with undercooked chicken livers--northeastern United States, 2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 62(44):874-6. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6244a2.htm. \3\ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 2015. Notes from the field: campylobacteriosis outbreak associated with consuming undercooked chicken liver p[acirc]t[eacute] -- Ohio and Oregon, December 2013-January 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 64(14):399. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6414a7.htm. \4\ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2017. Notes from the field: outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni associated with consuming undercooked chicken liver mousse--Clark County, Washington, 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017 Sep 29;66(38):1027. DOI PubMed. \5\ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 2016. Surveillance for foodborne disease outbreaks United States, 2014, Annual Report. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/pdfs/foodborne-outbreaks-annual-report-2014-508.pdf. \6\ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 2017. Surveillance for foodborne disease outbreaks United States, 2015, Annual Report. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/pdfs/2015FoodBorneOutbreaks_508.pdf. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Consumption of a blended chicken liver dish (e.g., p[acirc]t[eacute]); (2) Inadequate cooking of a chicken liver dish; and/or (3) Consumption of a chicken liver dish outside the home (e.g., in a restaurant). FSIS is announcing the availability of a guideline to assist FSIS- regulated establishments, retail food outlets, and foodservice entities in minimizing public health risks associated with raw or partially- cooked chicken livers and products made from them. The guideline represents best practice recommendations by FSIS, based on available scientific evidence and practical considerations. FSIS will update the guideline as necessary to reflect comments received and any additional information that becomes available. Additional Public Notification Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal Register publication on-line through the FSIS web page located at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. FSIS also will make copies of this publication available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal Register notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information that could affect or would be of interest to our constituents and stakeholders. The Constituent Update is available on the FSIS web page. Through the web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader, more diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an email subscription service which provides automatic and customized access to selected food safety news and information. This service is available at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. Options range from recalls to export information, regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or delete subscriptions themselves, and have the option to password protect their accounts. USDA Non-Discrimination Statement No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs, exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to discrimination any person in the United States under any program or activity conducted by the USDA. 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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER displays a currently valid OMB control availability of new and updated Team
contains documents other than rules or number. Nutrition materials and to provide
proposed rules that are applicable to the technical assistance. The collected
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Food and Nutrition Service
information will be publicly available
committee meetings, agency decisions and Title: Contact Information of Schools and upon request, Team Nutrition will
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of That Participate in the National School
petitions and applications and agency
share information with stakeholders.
Lunch Program and Organizations That Description of Respondents:
statements of organization and functions are
examples of documents appearing in this
Participate in the USDA’s Child and Businesses or Other for Profit; Not-for
section. Adult Care Food Program. profit institutions; and State, Local, or
OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW. Tribal Government.
Summary of Collection: The purpose Number of Respondents: 122,664.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE of this collection is to support the Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
mission of the United States Department Annually.
Submission for OMB Review; of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Team Total Burden Hours: 35,914.
Comment Request Nutrition Initiative, which supports
national efforts to promote lifelong Ruth Brown,
July 25, 2018. healthy food choices and physical Departmental Information Collection
The Department of Agriculture has activity by improving the nutrition Clearance Officer.
submitted the following information practices of the Child Nutrition [FR Doc. 2018–16193 Filed 7–27–18; 8:45 am]
collection requirement(s) to OMB for Programs. The Team Nutrition Initiative BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
review and clearance under the is covered under Section 19 of the Child
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1788).
Public Law 104–13. Comments are By collecting contact information from DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
requested regarding (1) whether the schools and organizations that
collection of information is necessary participate in the National School Food Safety and Inspection Service
for the proper performance of the Lunch Program (NSLP) and the Child [Docket No. FSIS–2018–0022]
functions of the agency, including and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP),
whether the information will have the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Availability of Guideline for Minimizing
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the can establish and maintain a database the Risk of Campylobacter and
agency’s estimate of burden including that will enable schools and Salmonella Illnesses Associated With
the validity of the methodology and organizations to network, coordinate, Chicken Liver
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance and collaborate with each other to AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection
the quality, utility and clarity of the identify and share innovative programs
information to be collected; and (4) Service, USDA.
that will help children maintain healthy
ways to minimize the burden of the ACTION: Notice of availability and
eating and lifestyle habits. Through this
collection of information on those who database, FNS also seeks to provide request for comment.
are to respond, including through the assistance to States in the development SUMMARY: The Food Safety and
use of appropriate automated, of comprehensive and integrated Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
electronic, mechanical, or other nutrition education and active living the availability of and requesting
technological collection techniques or programs in schools and facilities that comments on a guideline to assist FSIS-
other forms of information technology. participate in NSLP and CACFP, to regulated establishments, retail food
Comments regarding this information assist States in establishing systems to outlets, and foodservice entities in
collection received by August 29, 2018 promote the nutritional health and minimizing public health risks
will be considered. Written comments encourage regular physical activity of associated with raw or partially-cooked
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for school children in the United States, chicken liver. FSIS developed the
Agriculture, Office of Information and and to provide training and technical guideline because there have been
Regulatory Affairs, Office of assistance to the States. several recent Campylobacter and
Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_ Need and Use of the Information: The Salmonella illness outbreaks linked to
Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax (202) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will chicken liver dishes like pâté. The
395–5806 and to Departmental collect contact and other information on guideline represents FSIS’s current
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail a voluntary basis from schools and thinking on this topic and FSIS
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– organizations that participate in NSLP encourages all affected operations to use
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may and CACFP in order to enter these it. This document does not present or
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. schools and organizations into the team
describe any new regulatory
An agency may not conduct or nutrition database. The schools and
requirements.
sponsor a collection of information organizations can use the team nutrition
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unless the collection of information database to develop peer collaboration DATES: Submit Comments on or before
displays a currently valid OMB control and to keep up-to-date on the available September 28, 2018.
number and the agency informs resources developed under the Team ADDRESSES: A downloadable version of
potential persons who are to respond to Nutrition Initiative. FNS will also use the guideline is available to view and
the collection of information that such the contact information to send print at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/
persons are not required to respond to electronic notifications to schools and portal/fsis/topics/regulatory-
the collection of information unless it organizations concerning the compliance/compliance-guides-index
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Independence Avenue SW, Washington, of Eric Williams at 703–305–2576 or via can gain the opportunity to serve SNAP
DC 20250–9410. email to Eric.Williams@fns.usda.gov. customers. For program integrity, online
Fax: (202) 690–7442. Comments will also be accepted through shopping represents opportunities to
Email: program.intake@usda.gov. the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to identify suspicious behavior, but also
Persons with disabilities who require http://www.regulations.gov, and follow new ways that benefit misuse and fraud
alternative means for communication the online instructions for submitting may occur.
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), comments electronically. To test the feasibility of online
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center All responses to this notice will be purchasing for SNAP, FNS established
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). summarized and included in the request eight online purchasing pilots and
Done at Washington, DC. for Office of Management and Budget requested volunteers on September 15,
approval. All comments will be a matter 2016 (OMB Control No.: 0584–0606,
Paul Kiecker,
of public record. expiration date 3/31/2019) for the
Acting Administrator.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evaluation of Technology
[FR Doc. 2018–16197 Filed 7–27–18; 8:45 am] Modernization for SNAP Benefit
Requests for additional information or
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copies of this information collection Redemption through Online
should be directed to Eric Williams at Transactions (Evaluation of Online
703–305–2576. Purchasing Pilots). Through this
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE evaluation, FNS seeks to learn how the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
pilots operate, the implementation
Food and Nutrition Service are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed challenges and lessons learned, the
collection of information is necessary characteristics of SNAP online
Agency Information Collection for the proper performance of the
Activities: Evaluation of Technology customers, the risks and benefits of
functions of the agency, including online purchasing for the integrity of
Modernization for SNAP Benefit whether the information shall have
Redemption Through Online SNAP, and the requirements for
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the expansion.
Transactions for the USDA Food and agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Nutrition Service Through the Evaluation of Online
proposed collection of information, Purchasing Pilots, the research team
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service including the validity of the will address FNS’ two interrelated
(FNS), USDA. methodology and assumptions that were objectives: the analyses of the pilots’ (1)
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, implementation and (2) integrity.
ACTION: Notice and request for
utility, and clarity of the information to Implementation study questions relate
comments.
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize to: The SNAP online transaction
SUMMARY: In accordance with the the burden of the collection of approaches; the process, challenges, and
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this information on those who are to lessons of implementation; the
notice invites the general public and respond, including use of appropriate characteristics of SNAP households that
other public agencies to comment on automated, electronic, mechanical, or shop online; and the level of effort for
this proposed information collection. other technological collection stakeholders (e.g., retailers, states, EBT
This collection is a new collection to techniques or other forms of information processors). Integrity study questions
test the feasibility of online purchasing technology. focus on: Delivery patterns and their
for SNAP through Evaluation of Title: Evaluation of Technology relationship to customer addresses and
Technology Modernization for SNAP Modernization for SNAP Benefit retailer locations; customer profiles and
Benefit Redemption through Online Redemption through Online their relationship to EBT cards and
Transactions for the USDA. The final Transactions for the USDA Food and SNAP households; customer shopping
report will synthesize findings across Nutrition Service. patterns; and problems such as refunds
pilots and detailed appendix chapters OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned. and cart abandonment. To meet these
will integrate implementation and Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined. two overarching objectives, the research
integrity evaluation findings for each Type of Request: New collection. team will collect and analyze qualitative
pilot. This collection includes in-depth Abstract: The Supplemental Nutrition data from key informants and
interviews with key informants, Assistance Program (SNAP) offers quantitative administrative data about
including SNAP online retailers and nutrition assistance to low-income online transactions, retailers, and SNAP
their web service providers, the individuals and families and provides households that will be provided by
designated third-party processor for the economic benefits to communities. The FNS, retailers, and state SNAP agencies.
pilots, EBT processors, and State Agricultural Act of 2014 (Farm Bill) The implementation and integrity
Agency EBT coordinators; and mandated the Online Purchasing Pilots analyses will inform FNS’ decisions
preparation and transmission of data to test the feasibility and implications of about whether and how to make SNAP
from retailers and their web service allowing retail food stores to accept online purchases more widely available,
providers, EBT processors, the third- SNAP benefits through online and how to ensure that protections
party processor, and state SNAP transactions. Prior to the pilots, SNAP against abuse remain strong or grow
agencies. benefits could only be redeemed in stronger. Eight retailers in eight states
person. The Farm Bill provided FNS are participating in the pilot, we
DATES: Written comments must be and its stakeholders an opportunity to anticipate 100 percent participation.
received on or before September 28, begin modernizing benefit redemption Affected Public: State, Local and
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
2018. through online purchasing for SNAP. Tribal Agencies; Business-for-profit.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: For customers using SNAP, online Respondent Types: The study
Eric Williams, Food and Nutrition shopping may increase access to healthy includes in-depth interviews with a
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and affordable foods, save time, and total of four respondent groups. Three
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014, reduce other barriers to better nutrition. are business respondents: (1) Personnel
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may Current participating retailers can offer from online retailers, including project
also be submitted via fax to the attention online shopping, and online merchants managers, customer service managers,
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| Contact | Roberta Wagner, Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development; Telephone: (202) 205-0495. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 36513 |
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