September 8, 1999 TO THE USERS OF THESE VOLUMES As some of you may know, the Food Safety and Inspection Service(FSIS)received a substantial package of comments on its Guidebook for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point(HACCP) Plan Development and the 13 Generic HACCP models, from a coalition of industry and trade associations. This package represents a large and thoughtful effort on the part of these

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