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Public Workshop on Risk-Based Inspection
FSIS will hold a public workshop on risk-based inspection Tuesday, October 10, 2006 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST and Wednesday, October 11, 2006 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. On-site registration will begin one half hour before the start of the meeting each day. The meeting is being held at the George Mason University, Arlington Campus located at 3401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22201-4498. The meeting will consist of presentations and discussions on the vision of risk-based inspection, establishment risk control, inherent product risk and risk-based inspection implementation.

Attendees are encouraged to read the technical papers on measuring product inherent risk for risk-based inspection, measuring establishment risk control for risk-based inspection, and implementation posted at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/
Risk_Based_Inspection/index.asp
before attending the meeting.

The session will be simultaneously broadcast to other locations nationwide. Please see the registration page for available broadcast locations.

Pre-registration for this meeting is encouraged. To register to attend this meeting or one of the broadcast locations, please use the online registration form.

For technical meeting information contact Robert Tynan at (202) 720-3884 or by e-mail: robert.tynan@fsis.usda.gov.

Persons requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations should contact Ellyn Blumberg at (202) 720-0087 or by e-mail: ellyn.blumberg@fsis.usda.gov.


Last Modified: September 22, 2006

 

 

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