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Federal and State Partnership Announces Model Food Emergency Plan
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), in cooperation with FSIS, the Food and
Drug Administration and the Department of Homeland Security, announced the availability of a model food emergency
response plan template.
The template addressed the goal of enhancing the protection of the U.S. agricultural industry and food security
through increased prevention, detection, response and recovery planning.
A food emergency could occur at any point from farm-to-fork, including pre-harvest production, processing and
distribution. A food-related emergency involves the unintentional or deliberate contamination, threatened or actual,
of food that impacts or might impact human health. A food emergency response plan applies to food emergencies that
might involve a number of localities or states.
The template is designed to assist states with developing a food emergency response plan. It identifies how state
efforts will be integrated with the National Response Plan by utilizing National Incident Management System principles
during a large-scale food emergency response, as well as how they will integrate with local emergency response plans.
The template will also assist states with the development of either a stand-alone emergency response plan for responding
to a food-related emergency or an addendum to an existing all-hazard state emergency response plan.
The model food emergency response plan template is available on NASDA's
Web site at http://www2.nasda.org/NR/rdonlyres/2EC4F1B6-9732
-4187-8A1D-7024C6818CBE/858/
NASDAFoodPlanTemplate020906.pdf.
FSIS Issues Export-Related Directives and Notices
As a part of FSIS'mission to protect public health, inspection program personnel learn about requirements necessary for
exporting products to other countries. Export-related directives and notices are published to provide urgent export
information to FSIS officials certifying meat and poultry products for export.
The following export-related directives and notices were published during the week of February 27:
- Directive
9000.1 (PDF Only), Export Certification, was re-issued
to provide a clear set of standards for district offices and inspection
program personnel concerning current agency policy regarding the
export certification process. The directive also clarifies the
purpose of the export library and other aspects of the directive.
- Directive
9040.1 (PDF Only), Re-Inspection of Product Intended for
Export, was re-issued provide instructions for the examination
of boxes or containers in situations where inspection program
personnel have a reason to question whether the product as labeled
meets the importing country's requirements.
- Notice
9-06, Certifying Beef Products under Export Verification
Programs, was issued to provide FSIS personnel with new instructions
related to the FSIS certification process for meat products exported
under export verification (EV) programs.
- Notice
10-06, Certifying Beef Products to be Exported to Japan
for U.S. Military Use, was issued to provide FSIS personnel
with information regarding the certification of beef and beef
products for Japan for U.S. military use.
To view the directives and notices, visit FSIS' Web site at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/
regulations_directives_&_notices/
FSIS Issues Directive on Recall of Meat and Poultry Products
FSIS re-issued Directive 8080.1 on March 2, to address changes to the public notification process.
The directive titled, Recall of Meat and Poultry Products, was re-issued to reflect changes to press releases and
recall notification reports issued by FSIS. The changes will help improve the way FSIS communicates information
concerning recalls.
This directive is available on FSIS' Web site at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FSISDirectives/
8080.1Rev4Amend3.pdf (PDF Only).
FSIS Issues Notice on Instructions for Ante-Mortem Inspection of Horses as a Voluntary Reimbursable Service
FSIS issued Notice 13-06 on March 3, to provide instructions to inspection program personnel regarding the performance of
ante-mortem inspection of horses as a voluntary, reimbursable service.
Inspection program personnel will continue to conduct all inspection activities, including ante-mortem inspection, in
accordance with the requirements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act and applicable Federal meat inspection regulations,
including regulations pertaining to humane handling.
This notice, which is effective on March 10, is available on FSIS' Web site at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/
Notice_13-06/
Office of Food Safety to Hold Public Meeting on Codex Committee on General Principles
FSIS published a Federal Register notice on February 27 titled, Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on General Principles.
The notice announces that USDA's Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety will hold a public meeting to provide
information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions that will be discussed at the 23rd
Session of the Codex Committee on General Principles of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Paris, France,
from April 10-14.
The public meeting will be held on March 21, from 1 to 4 p.m. in Room 107-A of the Jamie Lee Whitten Building, United
States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
The agency is accepting comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov
or by electronic mail at
FSIS.RegulationsComments@usda.gov.
The notice is available on FSIS' Web site at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FRPubs/2006-0001.htm.
FSIS to Issue Directives and Notices
FSIS publishes directives and notices to enable the agency to carry out its mission of protecting public health. Within
the next month, FSIS expects to issue the following directives and notices:
Directives
- 5000.1, Revision 2 - Verifying an Establishment's Food Safety System (This directive is being revised to remove
instructions to consumer safety officers (CSOs) because the instructions for CSOs are being incorporated into the
5100 directives series.)
- 5100.3 - Administrative Enforcement Report (FSIS is revising this directive to clarify who may take photographs and when.)
- 10,240.4, Revision 1 - Verification Procedures for Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) Regulations - Phase 2
(This revision provides CSOs with additional sampling procedures related to Lm. This was a notice that
is now being changed into two directives.)
- 10,240.5 - Assessment of the Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) Regulations - Phase 2 (This directive
provides enforcement, investigations and analysis officers with instructions regarding environmental sampling and
methodology for assessments based on laboratory results.)
- 12,600.1 - Voluntary Reimbursable Inspection Services (Fee-for Service) (This directive describes voluntary
reimbursable services available to facilities such as warehouses, cold storage facilities and off-premise freezers.)
Notices (Numbers are assigned as notices are issued.)
- PBIS Profile Extension Instructions on Food Defense Plans (This notice provides instructions to inspectors-in-charge for completing the profile extension about an establishment's food defense plan.)
- Use of Non-Amenable Animal Tissue (This notice provides inspection program personnel with clarification regarding the use of non-amenable animal tissue in officially inspected products.)
- Donated Foods (This notice provides instructions regarding circumstances when establishments can donate food not in compliance with other consumer protection regulations.)
- Clarification Regarding Squabs for Export (This notice provides inspection program personnel with clarification on how squabs may be exported with their heads on.)
- Availability of Cleaning Frequency Questions and Answers (This set of questions and answers is being issued in response to a number of inquiries from inspection program personnel about the circumstances under which meat and poultry establishments are able to employ less than daily cleanups in their operations.)
Japan and Salmonella Reaches Large Audience
The Japan Export Investigation Report has been downloaded more than
79,999 times since its publication on February 17. This comprehensive
report has been featured on FSIS' Web site at http://www.fsis.usda.gov
and USDA's Web site at http://www.usda.gov.
The February 23 FSIS press release titled, FSIS Announces Initiative to Reduce Salmonella in Meat and Poultry,
has been viewed 1,823 times by visitors to FSIS' Web site. The Salmonella data and the progress report
mentioned in the release are both available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Science/Microbiology/
Customers who only want to view the agency's Salmonella Progress Report may visit
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Science/
Progress_Report_Salmonella_Testing/
Salmonella serotype data is located at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Science/Salmonella_Serotypes_1998-2004/
Export Requirement Updates
The Library of Export Requirements has been updated to reflect changes in export requirements for the following:
- Hong Kong
- Mexico
- Peru
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
Complete information can be found at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/
Export_Information/.
Export Tip
Question: What can you do to avoid mistakes when completing forms for products that will be exported to other countries?
Answer: To avoid mistakes, make sure you have the most recent version of FSIS export forms.
The export library provides information on export requirements for meat and poultry products, export requirements for
egg products, export related notices and directives and eligible U.S. establishments.
Visit FSIS' Web site at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/
Export_Information/
to learn more on export requirements to other countries.
To subscribe to the export library, go to
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/
Export_Requirements_EV_Countries/.
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