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ANNEX(e) R

Annex R Standard Sanitary Operating Procedures (SSOPs):

The USDA "Pathogen Reduction and HACCP Systems; Final Rule" requires that establishments under USDA inspection have documented Standard Sanitary Operating Procedures (SSOP’s) including the following items (ref. 9 CFR Part 308 and Part 381 subpart H):

i) pre-operational sanitation

ii) operational sanitation

iii) employee training

iv) record keeping activities

USDA requires all exporting countries to have equivalent requirements in foreign establishments preparing meat products which are exported to the USA. In Canada, these requirements were incorporated into domestic requirements already in the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures. Operators of registered establishments must already have documented written programs for pre-operational sanitation, operational sanitation and employee training (refer to Chapter 3, Section 3.3). The requirements are also part of FSEP pre-requisite programs (FSEP, volume II).

Verification of compliance shall be done through inspection tasks under the Multi-Commodity Activity Program (MCAP).

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