/\rv1 I kI( /\ N ASSOCL TION OFIVIEA T' NAMP NORT H AMERICAN MEAT PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION PROCESSORS Southwest Meat Assocation Listeriaworkshop for small business Low cost. One day. Sign up now! NOVEMBER 8 DALLAS, TX DFW International Airport Federal regulations require firms to prepare a written plan for Listeria control. The USDA gives plants three options: f Alternative 1: Use both a "post-lethality" (post-cooking) treatment and a growth inhibitor or antimicrobial for L monocytogenes on RTE products. f Alternative 2: Use either a post-lethality treatment or a growth inhibitor. Firms using this approach will be subject to more frequent verification testing than those using the first alternative. f Alternative 3: Use sanitation measures only. Firms using this approach will be tested most often. Do you operate a small to medium sized meat plant that produces Ready-to-Eat products? Most plants of that size are currently in Alternative 2 or 3. This workshop will focus on the technologies and information that are most important for your business. The information will help you improve your Listeria control program by updating you on the latest advances in sanitation, equipment design and process flow - inexpensive and easily incorporated technologies that will help improve your plant's alternative level and reduce regulatory testing. If you're ready to take the next step, there are many options to consider and NAMP, SMA and AAMP have joined together to help you make the right choices. Join us from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on November 8th at the Embassy Suites Dallas - DFW International Airport North for a one-day seminar led by renowned food safety expert Dr. "Reddi" Thippareddi of the University of Nebraska and NAMP's Science Advisor. Dr. Thippareddi will bring you up-to-date on the latest Listeria control methods and show you how to improve your current system or move up to the next level. Seminar cost starts at $295 and it just might save you thousands by helping prevent a costly recall. For more information and a registration form, go to the NAMP web site (www.NAMP.com). You also can call NAMP at 866.734.9407. If you need a room, call the Embassy Suites Dallas - DFW International Airport North at 972.724.2600 and ask for the special NAMP Listeria Workshop rate of $179. Another service of the North American Meat Processors Association, whose members are Center of the Plate Specialists.http://www.NAMP.com