Meat, Poultry and Egg Products Inspection Amendments of 1983

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Meat, Poultry and Egg Products Inspection Amendments of 1983 - Title I: Federal Meat Inspection Act Amendments - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to include as inspection factors to be considered by the Secretary of Agriculture: (1) the nature and frequency of an establishment's processing operations; (2) the adequacy and reliability of its product monitoring system; (3) its compliance history; and (4) other factors as the Secretary deems appropriate. Title II: Poultry Products Inspection Act Amendments - Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act to set forth similar inspection factors as established in title I of this Act. Title III: Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments - Amends the Egg Products Inspection Act to set forth similar inspection factors as established in title I of this Act. Reduces the required number of annual egg shell surveillance visits from four to one. Title IV: Inspection Requirements - States that nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to require any establishment to participate in a total plant quality-control program as a prerequisite to inspection under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, or the Egg Products Inspection Act. Title V: Effective Date - States that the provisions of this Act shall become effective on enactment.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 April 1983

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