
Steps to Obtain Level 2 eAuthentication Credentials and PHIS Access
Guideline ID
FSIS-GD-2016-0012
Issue Date
November 2016
Full Guideline
The guidance provides information about obtaining credentialed access to FSISs Public Health Information System, a data analytic tool, in order to submit a web-based Self-Reporting Tool questionnaire, the questionnaire FSIS uses to help determine whether a foreign countrys food safety system is equivalent to the system in the United States. It applies to foreign countries interested in exporting meat, poultry, or egg products to the United States and actions they may take to submit required information through FSISs web-based applications. It relates to 9 CFR 327.2, 381.196, 557.2, and 590.910.
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.