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FSIS Extends Outreach with Educational Meetings on Enhanced Enforcement of Imported Products
The Agency will conduct educational meetings in June regarding the recently enhanced enforcement program
for imported products containing small amounts of meat or poultry ingredients.
FSIS is enhancing its programs to ensure approved source requirements are met and to achieve the
sanitary processing and prevention of intentional or non-intentional contamination.
Affected industry organizations, importers and manufacturers of food products containing small
amounts of meat or poultry ingredients will learn what will be required for these products to
enter the United States after June 22.
For more information and to register, contact the Office of Outreach, Education and Employee Training at 1-800-336-3747.
June 5
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
USDA's South Building
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C.
June 9
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Doubletree Hotel and EMC
200 Marina Boulevard
Berkeley, California.
June 16
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Hilton Newark Airport
1170 Spring Street
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Committee on the Use of Public Health Data in FSIS Food Safety Programs Holds Second Meeting
On June 3, the standing committee for the Use of Public Health Data in FSIS Food Safety Programs
will hold its second bi-annual meeting to review FSIS data analyses and risk-based approaches for
food inspection.
Since September 2008, the Agency has worked with the National Academies of Science for independent
scientific reviews consistent with recommendations made by the Office of the Inspector General and
other stakeholders.
The committee will discuss the findings of three completed studies for FSIS; Public Health Decision
Criteria, Risk-Based Surveillance of In-Commerce Activities and the proposed Approach for Public-Health
Attribution.
Agency officials will also brief the committee to initiate a fourth study examining FSIS' proposed
risk-based approach to In-Commerce Follow-up Surveillance. That study will be completed in fall 2009.
The meeting will be held at the Keck Center of the National Academies, 500 Fifth Street N.W., Room 101 in
Washington, D.C. Contact Ruthie Arieti at (202) 344-2856 or
http://dels.nas.edu/banr/fsis_mtg2.shtml
for more information and registration details.
Save the Date for Listeria monocytogenes Public Meeting
FSIS is co-sponsoring a public meeting with the Department of Health and Human Service's Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) on June 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to present background, approach,
scope and data needs for a recently initiated interagency risk assessment of the public health
impact of foodborne Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) in some ready-to-eat foods that are
sliced, prepared or packaged in retail facilities.
The purpose of this meeting is to ascertain the effect on public health where current practices and
potential interventions reduce or prevent Lm contamination in ready-to-eat foods. FSIS and FDA
invite interested individuals, organizations and other stakeholders to participate in the meeting
and comment on this topic.
The meeting will be held at L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W. Washington, D.C. More
information, including the agenda, will be made available in future issues of the Constituent Update.
Also, be sure to check the "Meetings and Events" page of FSIS' Web site at
www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/
Meetings_&_Events/index.asp for more updates.
Export Requirement Updates
The Library of Export Requirements has been updated to reflect changes in export requirements for the following:
Complete information can be found at www.fsis.usda.gov/
Regulations_&_Policies/Export_Information/index.asp.
Get Answers at AskFSIS
AskFSIS is searchable by visitors and designed to help answer policy-related questions on topics such as
exporting, labeling and inspection, programs and procedures. Visit http://askfsis.custhelp.com
to find the answers to your questions.
Recently Posted Questions and Answers
FSIS Notice 24-09, Child Nutrition (CN) Labeled Products
FSIS Posts New Podcast
Tune in and subscribe to podcasts that offer information on the selection, handling and preparation of
meat and poultry products to reduce the risk of foodborne illness.
This week, FSIS released a podcast helpful to plant owners and operators.
- NOIE: Rules of Practice and Enforcement Actions, Part 1 of 4
Check out this new podcast on FSIS' Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov/news_&_events/Podcasts/index.asp.
FSIS Issues Directive
FSIS issues directives and notices to enhance the Agency's efforts in protecting public health. The following
directive was issued this week:
- Directive 9020.1 Revision 1, Meat, Poultry, Egg Products and Shell Eggs Refused Entry Into The United States
All directives and notices are available on the FSIS Web site at
www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/
regulations_directives_&_notices/index.asp.
2010 Food Safety Education Conference
To help educate stakeholders, USDA and NSF International are hosting the 2010 Food Safety Education Conference,
Advancements in Food Safety: Trends, Tools and Technologies, from March 23 to 26 at the Hyatt
Regency in Atlanta, Georgia.
Food safety educators and other professionals worldwide will have the opportunity to discover the latest
advancements in food safety education, including trends, tools and technologies.
For more information, visit www.fsis.usda.gov/Atlanta2010. |
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