FSIS NOTICE |
19-05
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3/23/2005
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CLARIFICATION FOR FSIS DIRECTIVE 5420.1,
REVISION 1 – HOMELAND SECURITY THREAT CONDITION RESPONSE – FOOD
SECURITY VERIFICATION PROCEDURES
This notice addresses issues regarding how inspection program
personnel are to respond and follow-up when there is a
potential breach in food security, without product
adulteration as set out in
FSIS Directive 5420.1, Revision 1, Homeland Security
Threat Condition Response - Food Security Verification
Procedures.
When inspection program personnel find a potential breach in
food security, FSIS Directive 5420.1, Revision 1, paragraph
IX, instructs inspection program personnel to immediately
notify the establishment management and discuss the
findings. After doing so, inspection program personnel are
to prepare a memorandum of interview that describes the
findings and the discussions with the establishment
management.
The establishment is not under any regulatory obligation to
respond. After meeting with the plant management and
preparing the memorandum of interview, inspection program
personnel are to continue the random selection of food
security procedures as instructed in FSIS Directive 5420.1,
Revision 1, paragraph VI. Inspection program personnel are
not to perform the same food security ISP procedure again as
a means to determine how the establishment addressed the
situation. Only while conducting random food security
procedures, should inspection program personnel conduct the
same food security ISP procedure.
If inspection
program personnel encounter the same potential food security
breach while randomly conducting food security procedures,
they are to meet with the establishment management and
prepare a second memorandum of interview on this breach. If
inspection program personnel, through the random performance
of food security procedures, encounter the same potential
food security breach a third time, they are to once again
meet with the establishment management and prepare a third
memorandum of interview. If the establishment expresses no
intention to address the breach, inspection personnel should
notify the District Office through the Front Line Supervisor
of this situation for further action.
Philip S. Derfler /s/
Assistant Administrator
Office of Policy, Program, and Employee Development
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DISTRIBUTION:
Inspection Offices; T/A Inspectors; Plant Mgt;
TRA; ABB; TSC; Import Offices
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NOTICE EXPIRES: 4/1/2006 |
OPI:
OPPED |
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