Forms and Publications - Meat Safety

Industry Guides

• Texas Supplemental Industry Guide Addressing Shiga Toxin (English) (PDF, 172KB)

Inspections, Exemptions and Registrations

• Application for Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection or Exemption (English) (Excel, 145KB)
• Application for Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection or Exemption (Spanish) (Excel, 149KB)
• Registration for Low-Volume Poultry and/or Rabbit Processing (English) (Excel, 142KB)

Consumer Guides

• Consumer Guide: Obtaining a Grant of Inspection (English) (PDF, 590KB)
• Consumer Guide: Obtaining a Grant of Inspection (Spanish) (PDF, 796KB)

Directives

• 4,000 Series: Personnel
  This series addresses all human resource and personnel functions of FSIS.

• 5,000 Series: Program Services
  This series addresses grants, HACCP, inspection procedures, IDV reviews, Federal-State issues, cooperative programs and custom exemptions.

• 6,000 Series: Slaughter Inspection
  This series addresses finished product standards, zero-tolerance for fecal material, anti-microbials, carcass spraying, and humane handling.

• 7,000 Series: Processed Products
  This series addresses processing performance standards and labeling.

• 8,000 Series: Compliance Evaluation & Enforcement
  This series addresses recalls, detentions, seizures, and condemnations.

• 10,000 Series: Laboratory Services
  This series addresses E. coli, Salmonella, sample seals, residues, and sampling programs.

• 12,000 Series: Reimbursable Services
  This series addresses reimbursable services.

• 20,000 Series: Employee Standards of Conduct
  This series addresses Employee Standards of Conduct.