Environmental and FCS swab samples at establishments producing raw products will be tested for AC and Salmonella.Raw product samples will be tested for Aerobic Count (AC), Salmonella, chemical residues, speciation, and pathology (microscopic anatomy and histologic examination).FSIS will conduct sampling of cell-cultured meat and poultry food products, FCS swabs, and environmental swabs to verify establishment food safety programs and assess process control.FSIS Directive 7800.1, FSIS Responsibilities in Establishments Producing Cell-Cultured Meat and Poultry Products, provides instruction to FSIS IPP about their roles and responsibilities for inspection and verification activities in cell-cultured meat and poultry establishments.

FSIS has jurisdiction during harvest and post-harvest production of cell-cultured meat and poultry products.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and FSIS jointly oversee the production of cell-cultured meat and poultry.

This notice provides instructions to Enforcement, Investigations and Analysis Officers (EIAOs) on how to collect food contact surface (FCS) and environmental swab samples at cell-cultured meat and poultry food product establishments and submit the samples to the FSIS Western Laboratory (WL) for testing.

This notice provides instructions to inspection program personnel (IPP) on how to collect cell-cultured meat and poultry food products and send samples to the FSIS Eastern Laboratory (EL) for microbiological, chemical residue, speciation testing, and pathology.

No other changes have been made to the instructions. The notice has been updated to reflect sampling of ready-to-eat (RTE) products.

This notice cancels FSIS Notice 27-23, Cell-Cultured Meat and Poultry Food Products Sampling Program, dated 6/23/23.

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