1. CASA Yearly Educational Conference May 13, 2014

2.  http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulati on/FSMA/default.htm  Progress Report on Oct-Dec 13 accomplishments  E subscriptions for updates  Three proposed rules out  FDA used some new regulatory tools  CORE integral part of outbreak response

3.  International capacity building  Federal/State/Local integration  Inspection & Compliance  Imports  Preventative Controls  Produce Safety  Fees  Reports & Studies  Small business

4.  http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/ FSMA/ucm253380.htm  April – F/R and two guidance docs on records (establishment, maintenance, availability)  March – progress report/statement on all proposed rules (produce and PC-H)  March – P/R PC-A comment period ended and not extended (10/13)  March – ANPRM on RFR information  Jan/Feb – P/R on sanitary transportation  2 nd 2013 – P/R’s for FSVP & 3 rd Party

5.  PC-A leapfrogs Produce & PC-H  Summer 14 – F/R’s for Produce and PC-H; those two probably last  User Fees – still being reviewed  Second comment period???  FSMA delays  DQSA  Funding  FSMA as a statute and its implementation

6.  Inspection & Compliance mandate area  October – December each year  Grace periods granted early have expired!  Refinement/expansion of previous BT Act registration but doesn’t supersede  Some exemptions still may apply (“qualified firms”)

7.  Administrative Detention – executed followed by destructions and recalls  Mandatory Recall – type of product steers governing regulations / oversight  Re-inspections fees – thusfar no challenge or stiff  DWPE of foreign firms refusing to permit inspection  Immense capacity building on several fronts, particularly domestically  Never better communication*

8.  Recourse for employees fired for reporting violations – update for first year  Third party consultancy on preventative controls  Foreign Supplier Verification Program & accreditation  Social media comments & use