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SOUTHEASTERN MEAT ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 620777; Oviedo, FL 32762 Phone: 407-365-5661

SEMA CONVENTION

25th Anniversary
June 10 -11, 2011
Shores Resort & Spa
Daytona Beach Shores, FL

SEMA will be celebrating its 25th anniversary, with an educational and fun-filled convention planned in Daytona Beach at the Shores Resort & Spa.

Virtual plant tours

• “Slaughter to Process” Gary Malenke, Sioux-Preme Packing
  Sioux-Preme Packing has two locations; a harvest facility located in Sioux Center, IA with daily
  harvest capacity of nearly 4,000 head per day and a fabrication facility located in Sioux City, IA.
  Sioux-Preme ships throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

• “What Happens Next” Matt Mitchell, Bruce Pac Meat Product Designers
  Bruce Pac Meat Product Designers is a national supplier in the design and production of cooked
  meats (beef, pork, chicken and turkey) for the food manufacturers, food service distributors, and
  retailers.

Educational presentations

• Marketing, Sales & Trends, Frank Hall / Florida Pork Producers
• SQF from a Meat Processors Point of View, Jodie Phillips / Roger Wood Foods
• Measuring Customer and Product Profitability, Jack Payne / CDC Software
• Overview of Current Trends for Sodium Reduction in Processed Meats, Pete Brown / A.C. Legg

Networking Opportunities

Roundtable Discussions

• Insurance
• Exporting
• Financing

40 Exhibitors with the Latest Technology
A few of the companies exhibiting:

Time for Fun

Friday evening have fun while raising money for student scholarships. Roaring 20’s Casino Night. B I N G O and games for the kids.

Saturday evening SEMA’s 25th Anniversary Presidents Banquet Dinner & Entertainment, Honoring SEMA’s Past Presidents.

Convention Resort

The Shores Resort & Spa is Daytona’s only AAA Four-Diamond luxury beachfront hotel. Come enjoy the miles of white-sand beach, surf, service and style. The SEMA convention is family oriented as Daytona Beach has not only the beach but many attractions within one hour of the resort.
You can view the resort at www.shoresresort.com

SEMA Golf Tournament Saturday the LPGA Course

Enjoy the surf, sand and water at the famous Daytona Beach

Visit the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse or the Science Marine Center

Convention and registration information is available on the SEMA web site convention page.

Wholesale Pork Negotiated Rulemaking Committee

NAMP, AAMP and SEMA share one seat on the Wholesale Pork Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. Gary Malenke, Sioux-Preme Packing represents the three associations and will be attending the SEMA convention and will bring us up to date on the committee’s findings. The Committee meets again May 10th. Minutes of March 15-17 meeting are available through the SEMA office.

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Something to Ponder . . . . . .
“We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts."
Harold Nicolson, British author, politician and diplomat
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FSIS Announces New Overtime Rates

FSIS is amending its regulations to establish formulas for calculating the rates that it charges meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants, and importers and exporters for providing voluntary, overtime, and holiday inspection, and identification, certification, and laboratory services. The 2011 base time, overtime, holiday, and laboratory services rates in the rule will be applied starting May 22, 2011. In the future FSIS will use the formulas established in the rule to calculate the annual rates. FSIS will publish the rates annually in Federal Register prior to the start of each calendar year. This Final Rule can be viewed at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2011/2011-8699.htm.

USDA: Proposed Test & Hold Requirement for Meat & Poultry Products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing a new requirement for the meat and poultry industry that, once enacted, will reduce the amount of unsafe food that reaches store shelves. With the proposed requirement, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) would be able to hold products from commerce until FSIS test results for harmful substances are received. Currently, when FSIS collects a sample for testing, the sampled products are requested but not required to be held until test results are known. FSIS believes that this requirement will substantially reduce serious recalls for meat and poultry products.

Salmonella Compliance / Ready-to-Eat Products

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the availability of a compliance guide for small and very small meat establishments on the safe production of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products with respect to Salmonella and other pathogens. FSIS has posted this compliance guide on its Significant Guidance Documents Web page (http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Significant_Guidance/index.asp). FSIS encourages small and very small meat establishments that manufacture these products to avail themselves of this guidance document.

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Things to Ponder. . .
This year we're going to experience four unusual dates. 1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11 and
that's not all...Take the last two digits of the year in which you were born -now add the age
you will be this year, and the result will be 111 for everyone
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Final Rule for Interstate Shipment of State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a final rule that will broaden the market for smaller state-inspected plants. By participating in this voluntary cooperative interstate shipment program, select establishments will have the option to ship meat and poultry products, bearing an official USDA mark of inspection, across state lines.
"We're excited to announce this new rule that offers smaller plants the opportunity to expand their market and sell their products to new customers," said FSIS Administrator Al Almanza. "Allowing these state-inspected establishments to ship their products across state lines has the potential to expand rural development and jobs, increase local tax bases, strengthen rural communities, and ensure that food is safe for consumers."

In participating states, state-inspected establishments selected to take part in this program will be required to comply with all federal standards under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA). These establishments will receive inspection services from state inspection personnel that have been trained in the requirements of the FMIA and PPIA.

To view the final rule, visit: www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/Interim_&_Final_Rules/index.asp

International Registration Plan (IRP)

If you cross your state line to make deliveries, you may need an International Registration Plan (IRP) tag and cab card. The International Registration Plan is a reciprocal agreement that authorizes the proportional registration among the jurisdictions (states) of commercial motor vehicles. The benefit of this is that the carrier only needs one license plate (often specially marked as "Apportioned") and cab card for each one of their vehicles. A cab card is the vehicle's registration which lists each jurisdiction that they are valid for travel, and for how much weight. This means if a truck is operated in multiple jurisdictions, the owner must annually report mileage driven in each state and taxes are paid proportionately based on the mileage driven. The good news is the owner may pay those taxes in one jurisdiction—referred to as the base jurisdiction or base state.

Vehicle owners are required to register under IRP, if:

• their vehicle is over 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight (GVW); or
• has three or more axles, regardless of weight; or
• is a power unit and trailer whose combined GVW is in excess of 26,000 pounds, and
• your truck is part of a declared fleet that operates in Florida and at least one other IRP jurisdiction.

Further information regarding the IRP can be obtained from the IRP, Inc., website at www.irponline.org,

FSIS Directives & Notices

Docket No. FSIS 2010-0029 New Performance Standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter in Young Chicken and Turkey Slaughter Establishments: Response to Comments and Announcement of Implementation Schedule.

FSIS Directive 7120.1 Safe and Suitable Ingredients Used in the Production of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products

FSIS Directive 6440.1 Verification Activities for the Sanitary Air Inflation of Livestock Carcasses and Parts
All notices and directives are available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/index.asp

SEMA Industry News

Danisco introduces Gary Greene as southeast sales person. Gary will be exhibiting at the SEMA convention, be sure to drop by his table and introduce yourself. Gary can be reached at 704.608.5202

Sunset Farm Foods: During the second annual Chamber Choice Awards breakfast, John Hamilton of the DuPont Company presented the Manufacturer of the Year Award to Sunset Farm Foods, Inc. He said the company has been a valuable part of the community for 93 years, specializing in meat. Accepting the award was Tom Carroll, whose great-grandfather started the business in 1918, first calling it W.W. Carroll and Sons.

After a brief history of Sunset Farm Foods Inc., Carroll said, “This is a wonderful surprise. I did not expect this at all. We have been a proud company here in Valdosta, and we’re very honored to receive this award.”

SEMA Welcomes New Members

Florida Beef Inc
441 State Rd 64E Zolfo Springs, FL 33890
Clay Lee
912.632.1183

Rollstock Inc.
1728 N. Topping Ave. Kansas City, MO 64120
Terry Spalding, Regional Sales Manager
888.314.2152

Lee’s Fresh Pork
6712 Hwy 674 E. Wimauma, FL 33598
Clay Lee
912.632.9074

Wolf-tec Inc
20 Kieffer Lane Kingston, NY 12401
Bryan Barner
845.339.9946

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