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USDA says bacon free of
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
After one year, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s
nitrosamine testing program
- an effort to reduce the
presence of cancer - causing
nitrosamines in bacon - has
been “overwhelmingly
successful,” said Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture
Carol Tucker Foreman.
“The American consumer
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can be assured that virtually
all bacon pumped with a
nitrite cure is free from
confirmable levels of
nitrosamines,” Foreman
said.
“To date, all major bacon
producing plants have been
checked several times and
are producing bacon in
compliance with USDA
regulations,” Foreman said.
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“Only a few of the smaller
plants remain to be
monitored, and we expect
that our cumulative
knowledge will assist these
plants in making any
necessary adjustments,”
she said.
In December 1978, USDA’s
Food Safety and Quality
Service began monitoring
bacon samples to determine
cancer-causing chemicals
if industry was meeting
USDA’s regulation that
there be no confirmable
levels of nitrosamines in
pumped bacon.
Nitrosamines are car
cinogens that can form
during when nitrites used to
cure bacon, combine with
amines which occur
naturally in meat. The
lowest level at which
nitrosamines can be corn
firmed on a general basis is
10 parts per billion.
“Not only has the program
been successful in reducing
nitrosamines, but it has also
stemmed industry fears that
enforcement of USDA
regulations would cause
large numbers of bacon
manufacturers to go out of
business,” Foreman said.
“Those fears have not
materialized, primarily
because USDA provided
technical assistance to help
manufacturers meet the
regulatory standard. FSQS
hired a number of con
sultants who were available
free of charge to help
manufacturers alter bacon
Centaurs 4-H horse club meets
FLEMINGTON, N.J. -
The last meeting of the
Centaurs 4-H Horse Club was
on December 3, 1979 at the
home of Mrs. Spencer, Club
Leader.
Shelley Kephart gave a
demonstration on the
Morgan Horse.
Mrs. Spencer announced
that she reserved June 8,
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reduce nitrosamine for
mation.
“The USDA program has
shown that when govern
ment assists industry in
meeting regulation
requirements, public safety
can be served without
substantial negative impact
on the industry,” Foreman
said.
“With this continued
assistance to industry, we
hope to be as successful in
reducing nitrosamines if
they occur in other
products.”
During the first year of
monitoring, FSQS tested
more than 1000 samples of
pumped bacon from com
mercial plants selected at
random. Bacon with con
firmable levels of
nitrosamines came from
only 12 of the 355 plants
tested. These plants produce
less than one percent of the
bacon made annually by
pumping a nitrite cure into
pork bellies.
Today, the testing
program monitors only
pumped bacon. More than 90
1980 for the club’s 1980 Horse
Show.
The club discussed a
Christmas Roller Skating
Party was held December 19
at the Whitehouse Roller
Rink from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
The guest speaker for the
night was Jay Mickle who is
a farrier (blacksmith), who
talked about problems of the
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percent ot me bacon
produced in this country is
pumped bacon.
In the monitoring
program, when preliminary
screening tests indicate a
potential nitrosamine
violation, the plants can
alter their production
procedures. After changes
are made and further tests
show the bacon is ac
ceptable, the plant is
returned to routine
monitoring.
If plant management does
not correct the nitrosamine
problem, FSQS performs a
precise confirmatory test. A
plant producing bacon with
confirmed nitrosamines is
placed “in retention”. All
bacon is retained and
released only after further
testing shows that individual
lots are free of confirmable
nitrosamines. Results of
nitrosamine tests are made
public weekly through the
FSQS Information Office.
Currently, four plants are
“in retention” and 10 are
having their bacon undergo
confirmation tests.
horse’s foot. This talk was
illustrated by slides he had
taken.
The next meeting will be
on January 7 at 7:30 p.m. at
the home of Mrs. Spencer.
The guest speaker will be a
representative from the U.S.
Equestrian Team.
Reported by Shelley
Kephart, Club Reporter.
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