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

2. Food Safety and Inspection Service 2 CONCERNS o Animal feed ingredients (melamine) o Beef trimmings (E. coli O157:H7) o Chicken products (avian influenza)

3. Food Safety and Inspection Service 3 HAZARDS o Pathogens: E. coli O157:H7 o Residues:Veterinary drugs o Contaminants: Dirt o Condition:Transportation damage

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

5. Food Safety and Inspection Service 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. Food Safety and Inspection Service 6 CONTROLS Systems Audits Port-of-Entry Reinspection Equivalence TRIAD OF PROTECTION

7. Food Safety and Inspection Service 7 Evolution of Change for Improvement o FDA o Industry o Foreign governments

8. Food Safety and Inspection Service 8 EQUIVALENCE CURRENT o Initial equivalence o Continuing equivalence

9. Food Safety and Inspection Service 9 EQUIVALENCE FUTURE o Objective Outcomes ?  Hazard levels  Risk levels

10. Food Safety and Inspection Service 10 AUDITS CURRENT o In-country evaluation o Out-of-country evaluation

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

12. Food Safety and Inspection Service 12 RE-INSPECTION CURRENT o Routine o Directed o For cause

13. Food Safety and Inspection Service 13 RE-INSPECTION FUTURE o Directed ? √ Equivalence determinations √ Audit information

14. Food Safety and Inspection Service 14 PHIS o Data input o Connection to ACE-ITDS o Target Center

15. Food Safety and Inspection Service 15 ACTIONS SUSPENSION o Products o Plants o Country

16. Food Safety and Inspection Service 16 CONCLUSION o Real concerns o Real hazards o Real protection FSIS Triad of Protection o Equivalence o Audits o Re-inspection

17. Food Safety and Inspection Service 17 THANK YOU