
Implementation of the APM Module of the Public Health Information System
This notice provides instructions to District Office (DO) personnel on the use of the Adulterated Product Monitoring (APM) module of the Public Health Information System (PHIS) to document industry notification that an establishment has shipped or received adulterated product that is in commerce (9 CFR 418.2) and how to enter FSIS Form 8140-1 reports into the APM module when recall analysis is requested. This notice also provides instructions to DO personnel and Office of Investigation, Enforcement, and Audit (OIEA), Compliance and Investigations Division (CID) Region personnel on the use of the APM module to document incidents where Agency personnel determine that adulterated or misbranded products have entered commerce. The regulatory requirements for notification of adulterated or misbranded products are unchanged and in-plant inspection program personnel (IPP) are to continue to follow the instructions in FSIS Directive 8140.1, Notice of Receipt of Adulterated or Misbranded Product; however, the logistics of receiving and reporting the notification at the DO level and documenting Agency assessment have been updated and incorporated into this notice.