
Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures -- PHIS Implementation: Letter to Official Import Inspection Establishments
Guideline ID
FSIS-GD-2012-0006
Issue Date
April 2012
The guidance provides information about the import components of the Public Health Information System, a new FSIS data analytic system, as well as proposed changes to the FSIS regulations to clarify that official import inspection establishments must have written sanitation standard operating procedures before being granted Federal inspection. It applies to official import inspection establishments and actions they may take to meet regulatory requirements when bringing regulated products into the United States. It relates to 9 CFR 304.3(a), 381.22(a), 416.11-17, and Part 327.
Disclaimer: The contents of this guidance document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.