How will packing plants verify swine originate from Certified Production Sites?
It is the responsibility of the slaughter facility receiving swine originating from Certified Production Sites to verify that certification is current. This is done by: 1) verifying the producer certification status by accessing the APHIS trichinae certification web site at (www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/trichinae), 2) calling the APHIS Area Office to inquire, or 3) maintaining documentation of certification on file. For swine originating from a Stage II or Stage III certified site to be sold into commerce as certified pork, the packer/collection point must have in place a procedure by which either swine from certified sites or edible pork products from certified swine, are segregated from swine or edible pork products originating from non-certified sites.
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