JIFSAN – VISION 2015+

1. JIFSAN – VISION 2015+ Draft 26 April 2011

2. Strategic Plan Process Current Environment Future Trends Competition (e.g., other Institutes, ILSI, etc.) JIFSAN Organization SWOT Analysis Vision / Mission (Value Added) Key Objectives / Initiatives Strategy etc Specific Objective 1 Specific Objective 2 Specific Objective 3 Action Plan Action Plan Action Plan

3. Current Environment • Increasing globalization of food supply chain • Fast pace innovation and dramatic changes in science and technology • Passage of Food Safety Modernization Act • 24 / 7 communication / social media • Reduced funding

4. JIFSAN Organization SWOT Strengths Association with FDA Part of a leading land-grant university Location minutes away from the nation’s capital Partnerships with other government agencies, the industry, and international community Well recognized food safety training programs and website Opportunities Increased need / interest in food safety trainings nationally and internationally New legislation (Food Safety Modernization Act) Expansion of partnerships: IFSTL with Waters; international regional training centers; APEC-PTIN; others? Weaknesses Dependence on FDA funding Limited funding support from UM No research faculty to support a strong research program Visibility dependent on audience Threats Unstable and unpredictable funding Competition from other organizations / institutions 4

5. JIFSAN Strategy Draft JIFSAN"Outstanding in its field!" Vision JIFSAN will be internationally recognized as the premier source of scientific information and education programs on food safety and applied nutrition that will enable the development of sound public health policy, improve human nutrition, and reduce the burden of food-borne illness. • GOALS • Increase the global knowledge of best practices that ensure food safety throughout the supply chain. • Enhance the development and promote the use of risk analysis models and tools for decision making processes associated with food safety and nutrition • Promote the development of collaborative research efforts related to risk analysis, food safety, and applied nutrition. • Broaden the research educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Collaborative Research Program Research-issue Focused Education & Outreach Foster the establishment of sustainablepartnershipsto develop and implement FoodSafety trainingprograms globally Capacity Building Expand Global Capacity to use Risk Analysis Principles in Decision Making Organization Development Build Capability for the future (trainers, Student Internship Program, etc.) LeverageWebsite Promote FoodRisk.orgas the GoldInternational Source for Food SafetyRisk Analysis Funding

6. Strategic Thrust: Education & Outreach To be completed Build Step-Up Focus: Excellence Existing Partnerships Foster the establishment of sustainable Partnerships to develop and implement Food Safety training Programs globally • List specific goals • List specific goals • List specific goals we are here 2011 2012 2015 2013 2014 2016

7. Strategic Thrust: Research Program Execute Review Plan Excellence Contribute to the science used in the development of public health policies Research Areas: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. • List specific goals • List specific goals we are here 2011 2012 2015 2013 2014 2016

8. Current Environment Passage of Food Safety Modernization Act Training – Good Agriculture Practices; GAqP, CSPF, Risk Analysis Most training is generally face to face – while this maybe costly and time consuming it is still a critical modality that needs to be kept in the portfolio Development of sustainable partnerships; e.g., Bangladesh, APEC-TIN Future Trends Increase need for training domestically and internationally Expand training workshops International Import Capacity Building Produce training Other training workshops Explore other means of training that will supplement the face-to-face modality and may be more cost effective; e.g., webinars; online training; etc. Expansion of sustainable partnerships; e.g., China, Malaysia, other countries; Country/regional centers and industry involvement JIFSAN Strategy

9. Current Environment Website in place: www.foodrisk.org getting 100k hits per month from 120 countries Internationally recognized resource of food safety information Received USDA grant to increase content and improve infrastructure JIFSAN has a strong IT team including a group of IT/computer science students that do outstanding job in upgrading and expanding www.foodrisk.org Student Internship Program Work at FDA regulatory offices Trained in regulatory research Future Trends Look to expand content of website Identify sources of content already developed for inclusion; e.g., collaboration with industry associations; Produce Safety Alliance; other FDA funded Centers such as IFSH, etc. Explore and identify other funding opportunities / mechanisms for continued support Expand Student Internship Program Source of future talent for FDA As selling proposition for industry recruiting efforts Scholarship opportunities for JIFSAN (via donations to University of Maryland) from industry, philanthropic donors, etc. JIFSAN Strategy

10. Current Environment JIFSAN’s visibility dependent upon audience Low on campus and industry Well recognized internationally Food safety training program; RA Professional Development program; www.foodrisk.org Does co-sponsor / participate in symposia at IFAP and SRA annual meeting Future Trends JIFSAN to develop Marketing Plan UMCP Business and/or Communication students develop a Marketing Plan for JIFSAN as a project? Benefit: Education opportunity for students and potential increase visibility to JIFSAN Continue identifying impactful meetings / conferences that increase visibility Create news stories (with help from UMCP Business and/or Communication departments) Joint FDA and JIFSAN Press Conferences on specific Food Safety topics TV appearances on news segments on specific topics Release of a quarterly e-newsletter JIFSAN Strategy

11. Current Environment Funding from FDA going down Future Trends Ideas for funding from alternative sourcing Expand internship program to industry or philanthropy organizations / individuals; e.g., Could industry fund 2 year internship program at $10k each? JIFSAN to carry out literature reviews / trend analysis for various organizations for a fee. Continue to actively seek research proposals Post-doc projects Risk Analysis, modeling Develop training materials for other government organizations; e.g., USDA, international government regulatory authorities (in support of the implementation of Food Safety Programs aligned to FSMA) – funding through grants or fees. Build alliances with other Institutes to increase number of available courses; e.g., Bev putting together a schematic for Food Processing Knowledge framework Develop training on US regulatory requirements for small / medium companies importing food products to US; e.g., “one stop training shop” with modules to implement Food Safety Modernization Act Guidance Documents; etc. International Food Protection Training Institute – effort by Kellogg Foundation to get jobs into Michigan – develop nationwide training for field inspectors JIFSAN is a contact with this Institute --- could we convert domestic training programs for international use? Note: FDA provided funding for a two week inspectorate program based on domestic (ORA) training programs for just this purpose Develop specific training modules; such as Front of Pack Labeling; GRAS Assessment Process; etc. JIFSAN Strategy

12. Competition • Who does JIFSAN compete with? (List of organizations) • What do they do? • JIFSAN’s differentiator factor