For use beginning 2/23/2024
Replaces version 11/12/2013
This directive provides the terminology, responsibilities, and public notification procedures regarding the assessment of adulterated and misbranded meat and poultry that may have entered commerce, and the voluntary recall of such products. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM), Meat Inspection Service (MIS) is revising this directive in its entirety to provide instruction regarding large volume recalls and recalls of ingredients regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It also includes new definitions for Class III recalls; clarifies when MI may publish Public Health Alerts (PHAs); and makes clarifying revisions throughout.
Replaces version 11/12/2013
This directive provides the terminology, responsibilities, and public notification procedures regarding the assessment of adulterated and misbranded meat and poultry that may have entered commerce, and the voluntary recall of such products. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM), Meat Inspection Service (MIS) is revising this directive in its entirety to provide instruction regarding large volume recalls and recalls of ingredients regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It also includes new definitions for Class III recalls; clarifies when MI may publish Public Health Alerts (PHAs); and makes clarifying revisions throughout.
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