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Welcome to the USDA Guidance Portal. This web portal is a searchable, indexed database that contains guidance documents issued by USDA and its agencies that are in effect today. The guidance documents contained herein lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract. The USDA may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not available through this guidance portal, except to establish historical facts. The Department reserves the right to remove any such documents at any time from this Portal.

USDA is continually updating its portal and agency websites to ensure that current guidance is on the portal and obsolete guidance is removed.

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Foodborne Pathogen Test Kits Validated by Independent Organizations Sampling July 10, 2026
FSIS Guidance for Foreign Countries: Summary of FSIS’ Official Government Chemical Residue Sampling Program (v2024-001) Sampling April 1, 2024
Establishment Guidance for the Selection of a Commercial or Private Microbiological Testing Laboratory (Chinese) Sampling June 1, 2013
Establishment Guidance for the Selection of a Commercial or Private Microbiological Testing Laboratory (Arabic) Sampling June 1, 2013
Establishment Guidance for the Selection of a Commercial or Private Microbiological Testing Laboratory (Spanish) Sampling June 1, 2013
Establishment Guidance for the Selection of a Commercial or Private Microbiological Testing Laboratory (Vietmanese) Sampling June 1, 2013
Establishment Guidance for the Selection of a Commercial or Private Microbiological Testing Laboratory Sampling June 1, 2013
FSIS Compliance Guideline for Controlling Meat and Poultry Products Pending FSIS Test Results Sampling February 1, 2013
FSIS Guidance for Test Kit Manufacturers, Laboratories: Evaluating the Performance of Pathogen Test Kit Methods Sampling October 15, 2010
FSIS Guidance on Suggested Reporting Tables of the Government Microbiological Sampling and Testing Program Sampling July 1, 2005