The Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation (NFBF) has sent a letter to the USDA criticizing certain aspects of the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s upgraded protocol to deal with E. coli 0157:H7 contamination, according to the Brownfield Network. The NFBF has issues with the FSIS protocol’s mandate on the testing of beef trimmings.
In the current protocol, testing is mandatory for beef trim produced in the United States. FSIS, however, has no mandates for beef trim produced in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Canada, and others that are imported to the United States. NFBF President Keith Olsen states that the current procedure gives a competitive advantage to imported beef trim. This could also lead to an increase in beef recalls because of E. coli 0157:H7 contamination.
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