- Vision [1]
- The NACMCF provides advice in response to technical and scientific questions on the development of microbiological criteria
by which the safety and wholesomeness of the United States food supply can be assessed. Purpose is accomplished through Committee
advice being provided in final adopted reports. NACMCF recently worked on a variety of assignments related to food safety,
such as the assessment of the food safety importance of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, determination of
appropriate technologies for the FSIS to adopt in performing routine and baseline microbiological analyses, parameters for
inoculated pack/challenge study protocols, analytical utility of Campylobacter methodogies, consumer guidelines for the safe
cooking of poultry products, and determination of cooking parameters for safe seafood for consumers. Committee advice often
is used directly in food safety programs. For example the report on determining inoculated pack/challenges study protocols
has been referenced in the FDA Food Code providing guidance to industry. The report on Campylobacter methodology contained
advice on a detection method that was incorporated into an FSIS nationwide microbiological baseline study of raw poultry.
A recent report on new technologies for microbiological testing is assisting USDA-FSIS in formulating plans to improve microbial
pathogen testing of meat and poultry.
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