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United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ISSUES GUIDANCE DOCUMENT TO REDUCE E. COLI SHEDDING   Source:  National Meat Association/Lean Trimmings – http://nmaonline.org/pdf/LT5_17_10.pdf http://nmaonline.org May 17, 2010 FSIS issued a “Guidance Document: for Pre-Harvest Management Controls and Intervention Options for Reducing Escherichia coli O157:H7 Shedding in Cattle, May 2010” on May 10th. This document provides beef slaughter establishments with an informational resource on pre-harvest controls for reducing E. coli O157:H7 and also describes pre-harvest interventions and management practices in various stages of research, and includes a link to references regarding these practices. The OFW memo regarding this document can be viewed in the members’ only section of our website at www.nmaonline.org. This document can be viewed at: www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Reducing_Ecoli_Shedding_In_Cattle_0510.pdf.