BeefTalk: Do You Have Your SRMs Managed by the Correct PVP or QSA?
By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist
NDSU Extension Service
The target may be set, at least for casual conversation or maybe even outright aggressive purchasing, because countries, such as Japan, have opened up their markets to beef produced in the U.S., which is a good thing.
As producers gear up in anticipation of that market, the essential concept or entry point started last spring during spring calving or some other time, if a producer has a different calving season. The point being, if you go to the USDA Web site at http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/arc/evjapan.htm, you specifically will see what is needed. The site lists those companies that are approved and leads you to the particular Quality System Assessment (QSA) or Process Verified Program (PVP) that, as a producer, you will be required to be involved with, if exporting to Japan.
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