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Keywords

Food Safety and Inspection Service, FSIS, Mega-Reg, animals inspection, products inspection, facilities inspection, Meat Inspection Act, public health risk

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Since the implementation of the Mega-Reg, the agency has had mixed success with its new enforcement procedures. Although most establishments have chosen to work with FSIS to modify their procedures to allay any concerns the agency had, on a few occasions, no compromise was reached. In these cases, the establishment filed suit in federal district court challenging the agency's authority to remove inspectors for failure to comply with the Mega-Reg. In the three cases where the agency's authority was challenged, the establishment was successful and inspection was restored.

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