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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY KIBBIE 1 3 A Senate Concurrent Resolution to urge that the United 1 4 States Congress enact and the United States Department 1 5 of Agriculture implement measures necessary in order to 1 6 allow the interstate sale of meat and poultry products 1 7 by state-inspected establishments. 1 8 WHEREAS, the State of Iowa is a leading 1 9 agricultural state in the nation; and 1 10 WHEREAS, the production and processing of 1 11 agricultural commodities represents a key component of 1 12 this nation's prosperity; and 1 13 WHEREAS, an essential part of Iowa's economy, like 1 14 many other agricultural states, is the manufacture of 1 15 value-added products derived from agricultural 1 16 commodities, including the slaughter of livestock and 1 17 poultry and the processing of meat and poultry 1 18 products; and 1 19 WHEREAS, the State of Iowa inspects 130 very small 1 20 establishments employing 12 to 15 employees where 1 21 livestock and poultry are slaughtered or processed and 1 22 prepared for custom or retail sale; and 1 23 WHEREAS, the State of Iowa inspects these 1 24 establishments according to strict standards that meet 1 25 or exceed federal requirements; and 1 26 WHEREAS, the State of Iowa will inspect these very 1 27 small establishments under a system or process of 1 28 proactive controls, including the state "HACCP" system 1 29 that includes hazard analysis, identifying critical 1 30 control points, establishing critical limits for each 2 1 critical control point, monitoring critical control 2 2 point requirements to control processes, and ensuring 2 3 corrective action; and 2 4 WHEREAS, the State of Iowa and its agencies, 2 5 including the Department of Agriculture and Land 2 6 Stewardship in cooperation with commodity 2 7 organizations, are diligently working to ensure that 2 8 meat and poultry products sold for human consumption 2 9 are safe and wholesome; and 2 10 WHEREAS, these very small establishments have 2 11 developed a close working relationship with Iowa's 2 12 Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship in 2 13 order to implement HACCP; and 2 14 WHEREAS, these very small establishments desire to 2 15 market safe and wholesome meat and poultry products to 2 16 consumers in other states, especially neighboring 2 17 states; and 2 18 WHEREAS, federal law currently allows meat and 2 19 poultry products originating from these very small 2 20 establishments to be sold within the state's borders; 2 21 and 2 22 WHEREAS, this system of state inspection has 2 23 ensured that consumers in this state purchase meat and 2 24 poultry products inspected according to the highest 2 25 standards of safety and wholesomeness; and 2 26 WHEREAS, the United States Department of 2 27 Agriculture at last is considering allowing the sale 2 28 of meat and poultry products originating from state- 2 29 inspected establishments, including the types of very 2 30 small establishments subject to inspection by the 3 1 State of Iowa; NOW THEREFORE, 3 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 3 3 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the United States 3 4 Congress enact and the United States Department of 3 5 Agriculture implement measures necessary in order to 3 6 allow the interstate sale of meat and poultry products 3 7 by state-inspected establishments; and 3 8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this 3 9 Resolution be sent by the Secretary of the Senate to 3 10 the United States Secretary of Agriculture; the 3 11 President of the Senate of the United States; the 3 12 Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United 3 13 States; the chairman of the United States Senate 3 14 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; the 3 15 chairman of the United States House of Representatives 3 16 Committee on Agriculture; and members of Iowa's 3 17 congressional delegation. 3 18 LSB 2855SS 78 3 19 da/sc/14
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