Forms and Publications - Meat Safety

Inspections and Exemptions

• Application for Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection or Exemption (English) (Excel, 609KB)
• Application for Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection or Exemption (Spanish) (Word, 209KB)

Consumer Guides

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

Notices

• 2018

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.

• 11,000 Series: Facilities, Equipment & Sanitation

  This series addresses new technologies.

• 13,000 Series: Public Health Information System (PHIS)

  This series addresses the functions of PHIS.

• 20,000 Series: Employee Standards of Conduct

  This series addresses Employee Standards of Conduct.