shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com November 3, 2015 • Page 9 Preparing for the Common Swine Industry Audit BROOKINGS, S.D. -United States pork producers are committed to producing the highest quality and safest pork in the world. In 2014, the National Pork board and various industry leaders created the new Common Swine Industry Audit to avoid duplication of packer audits. “Like PQA PLUS, the Common Swine Industry Audit emphasizes food safety and animal well-being, but it goes much more in-depth on many of the criteria,” ex- plained Bob Thaler, Professor & SDSU Extension Swine Specialist. While the Common Swine Industry Audit is a voluntary program, most packers are requiring producers to take part in the Common Swine Industry Audit program. Common Swine Industry Audit 101 A third party trained auditor will come to a producer’s farm and evaluate their records, Standard Operating Procedures or SOPs, safety documents, etc. Also, the auditor and producer will walk through the entire operation and assess animal welfare, animal handling, worker training and the environment that the pigs live in. The entire audit is based on a point system with a potential for a total of 457 points. Individual packers set the minimum points they want their producers to achieve. Are you ready for the audit? To help producers is acceptable and unacceptable. Dates & locations Three training sessions are scheduled for this fall, and will run from 2 to 4 p.m. Aberdeen, Nov. 18, 2015 the training will be held at the SDSU Extension Regional Center in Aberdeen Huron, Dec. 7 the training will be held at the Crossroads Convention Center Freeman, Dec. 17 the training will be held at the Prairie House restaurant. prepare for the Common Swine Industry Audit, SDSU Extension created a two hour training program that covers everything a producer will need to successfully complete the audit. Participants will receive a 3-ring binder with the templates and examples of all the records, SOP’s, etc. that they will have to provide to the auditor. 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