An Overview of the FSIS Import Triad of Protection

1. An Overview of the FSIS ImportTriad of Protection • Dr. Bill James • Office of International Affairs • USDA/FSIS NACMPI August 27, 2008

2. CONCERNS • Animal feed ingredients (melamine) • Beef trimmings (E. coli O157:H7) • Chicken products (avian influenza)

3. HAZARDS • Pathogens: E. coli O157:H7 • Residues: Veterinary drugs • Contaminants: Dirt • Condition: Transportation damage

4. INTERNATIONAL POLICY Office of Policy and Program Development ◦ Articulate policy ▪ domestic inspection ▪ “equal to” ▪ “equivalent”

5. OBJECTIVE To determine if a foreign inspection system has achieved and maintains equivalence to the U.S. inspection system, so that the U.S. appropriate level of protection is met.

6. CONTROLS TRIAD OF PROTECTION

7. Evolution of Change for Improvement • FDA • Industry • Foreign governments

8. EQUIVALENCE CURRENT • Initial equivalence • Continuing equivalence

9. EQUIVALENCE FUTURE • Objective Outcomes ? • Hazard levels • Risk levels

10. AUDITS CURRENT • In-country evaluation • Out-of-country evaluation

11. AUDITS FUTURE • Broader collection of knowledge ? • 365-day audit √ Inspection information √ Affect on in-country audit scope and frequency • Country self-assessment ?

12. RE-INSPECTION CURRENT • Routine • Directed • For cause

13. RE-INSPECTION FUTURE • Directed ? • √ Equivalence determinations • √ Audit information

14. PHIS • Data input • Connection to ACE-ITDS • Target Center

15. ACTIONS SUSPENSION • Products • Plants • Country

16. CONCLUSION • Real concerns • Real hazards • Real protection • FSIS Triad of Protection • Equivalence • Audits • Re-inspection

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