Workshop "Food Security: Make It Your Business"
FSIS Directive 5420 Revision Series & Notices

Directive 5420 Revision Series

• What is the FSIS Directive 5420 Revision Series?
  • 8 Directives & 3 Notices provide Food Security guidance to FSIS personnel
• How does this affect me?
  • 2 Directives & 3 Notices are pertinent to industry
• 5420.1 Revision 1 - provides guidance to FSIS Inspection Program Personnel (IPP)
• 5420.4 Revision 2 - provides guidance to FSIS International Affairs, Import Inspection Division (IID)

Directive 5420.1 Revision 1

• Effective Date: January 26, 2005
• Canceled: FSIS Directive 5420.1
• Establishments affected by this Directive:
  • Meat & poultry facilities
  • Egg product facilities
• Provides instruction for FSIS IPP when threat condition Elevated (Yellow), High (Orange) or Severe (Red) is declared.

Meat & Poultry Documentation

• If IPP note a breach/concern during the 08S procedure (and no evidence of product adulteration), they must prepare a MOI & meet w/ establishment management.
• Establishment is NOT obligated to respond to breaches in MOI
• IPP should continue random ISP procedures
• IPP should NOT intentionally perform same ISP procedure
• If IPP note a security breach during the 08S procedure (and find evidence of product adulteration), they must:
  • Discuss findings w/ management
  • Perform a 02 HACCP procedure
  • Document findings on NR
• If IPP note product adulteration that is NOT considered a food safety hazard, they must:
  • Verify establishment takes corrective action

Egg Product Documentation

• IPP will record in remarks section of "Daily Report of Plant Operations"
• IPP will draft a MOI
• Copies provided to:
  • Plant management
  • District Analyst
  • Establishment file

FSIS Notice 19-05

• Effective date: 03/23/2005
• Clarifies FSIS Directive 5420.1 Revision 1, paragraph IX

FSIS Notice 9-05

• Effective date: 2/2/2005
• Inspection System Procedure (ISP) 08S01 will no longer be used

FSIS Notice 7-05

• Effective date: 1/27/2005
• FSIS makes publicly available the Industry Self-Assessment Checklist for Food Security

Directive 5420.4 Revision 2

• Effective Date: January 26, 2005
• Canceled: FSIS Directive 5420.4 Revision 1
• Establishments affected by directive:
  • Meat & poultry import facilities
  • Egg product import facilities
• Provides instruction for Import Inspection Division (IID) field personnel when threat condition Elevated, High or Severe is declared.
• Import Documentation
  • When IID perform a 08S procedure and find a breach or food security concern (and no evidence of product adulteration), they will:
    • Discuss findings with management
    • Prepare a MOI
  • When IID perform a 08S procedure and find a breach/food security concern (w/ evidence of food adulteration), they will:
    • Discuss findings with facility management
    • Complete a NR
    • Verify control of product

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