" if (popnum == 1) { popup.document.write(s1+s2+msg+s3) popup.document.close() } } function popHelp21() { popup = window.open("","popDialog","resizable=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,left=0,height=200,width=500") popup.focus() PopIt(1,'
Q: Tell me more about UL 2128.
', 'A: Read our Press Release.
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Meat & Poultry Plant Equipment Certification Program
UL's Certification Program assists manufacturers and facility operators in demonstrating conformance with hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) principles and established USDA-FSIS hygienic requirements. Check out the article "Evaluating Equipment,"
Frequently Asked QuestionsUSDA guidelines for meat and poultry plant equipment How to SubmitUL offers the first and only certification service to be based on the USDA-FSIS quidelines and requirements that serviced the meat and poultry industry for many years. Click here for details. Whom do you call?For your convenience, UL has established the following contact personnel:
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