Innovative solutions for producing nutritious and microbiologically safe poultry products

Vetter Consulting Solutions can help ensure your NPIS program meets all FSIS regulatory requirements.
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New Poultry Inspection Systems NPIS
New Poultry Inspection Systems NPIS
New Poultry Inspection Systems NPIS
August 2014
The Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) announced it was amending poultry products inspection regulations to establish a new inspection system for young chicken and all turkey slaughter establishments.
February 2018
FSIS announced criteria being used to consider waiver requests from young chicken establishments operating under the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS) to permit these establishments to test new equipment, technologies, or procedures that will allow them to institute faster line speeds while maintaining process control.
NPISLine Speed WaiversSalmonella and Campylobacter
Solutions for producing nutritious and microbiologically safe poultry products.

The purpose of NPIS is to improve food safety and the effectiveness of poultry slaughter inspection, remove unnecessary obstacles to innovation, and make better use of FSIS resources. Instituting effective NPIS protocols helps to to increase productivity and profitability while reducing illness costs and downtime.

Vetter Consulting Solutions offers NPIS sorter training programs, including individual certification for employees, designed and delivered by a veterinarian with subject matter expertise.

To be eligible for a line speed waiver, a young chicken slaughter establishment must:
  • have been operating under NPIS for at least one year, during which time it has been in compliance with all NPIS requirements.
  • be in Salmonella performance standard category 1 or 2 for young chicken carcasses.
  • have a demonstrated history of regulatory compliance.
    More specifically the establishment:

    • Has not received a public health alert for the last 120 days;
    • Has not had an enforcement action as a result of a Food Safety Assessment (FSA) conducted in the last 120 days;
    • Has not been the subject of a public health related enforcement action in the last 120 days.
  • be able to demonstrate that the new equipment, technologies, or procedures that allow the establishment to operate at faster line speeds will maintain or improve food safety.
Controlling food-poisoning bacteria helps to reduce costs, improve productivity, and maintain reputation.

Salmonella and campylobacter are the main food-poisoning bacteria associated with poultry. Pathogen Detection