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Title: Food Safety Management System in the U'S'


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Food Safety Management System in the U.S.
  • Drs. Carol Kramer-LeBlanc and Sylvana Li
  • Foreign Agricultural Service
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture

2
U.S. Food Safety System
  • Legal foundation U.S. Constitution
  • Three branches of U.S. government carry out three
    functions
  • Legislative (U.S. Congress, States) branch enacts
    laws
  • Administrative (USDA, FDA, EPA, State Depts of
    Ag.) branch implements laws
  • Judicial branch hears court cases

3
U.S. Food Safety Principles
  • Foods must be safe wholesome to be marketed
  • Regulatory decision making regarding safe food
    should be science-based
  • Government has enforcement authority
  • Process, manufacturers, distributors, importers
    and others in the food marketing chain must
    comply with laws and are liable if they dont
  • Regulatory process is transparent and accessible
    to public

4
U.S. Laws Implementing Regulations on Food
Safety
  • Federal Food, Drug Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) - Food
    Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) - USDA
  • Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) - USDA
  • Egg Products Inspection Act (PPIA) - USDA
  • Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) - U.S.
    Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
  • Public Health Services Act

5
U.S. Laws Procedural Statutes
  • Administrative Procedures Act (requirements for
    rule-making)
  • Federal Advisory Committee Act (balanced advisory
    group)
  • Freedom of Information Act (publics right to
    access information from agencies)

6
Characteristics of U.S. Rule Making
  • US food safety programs aspire to be risk-based
  • Regulations science-based
  • Regulatory process transparent
  • Stakeholder input encouraged through notice and
    comment rule making
  • Also,
  • Advisory committees
  • Public meeting

7
Administrative Branch Agencies Their Major
Responsibilities Regulatory
  • Department of Health Human Services (DHHS),
    especially the FDA - Responsibility for most
    foods, especially processed
  • USDA, especially the Food Safety Inspection
    Service (FSIS) - Responsibility for meat, egg
    poultry products
  • and USDA, Animal Plant Health Inspection
    Service (APHIS) - Responsibility for animal and
    plant health
  • USEPA - Responsibility for pesticide registration
    and animal drugs

8
Administrative Branch Agencies Their Major
Responsibilities Monitoring Research
  • DHHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    (CDC) Public health monitoring, epidemiology
  • DHHS, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    research
  • USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
    research
  • USDA, Cooperative State Research Education and
    Extension Service (CSREES) research, education,
    extension outreach
  • USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS)
    regulatory impact analysis, costs of food-borne
    illness

9
Administrative Branch Agencies Their Major
Responsibilities Monitoring Research, contd
  • USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
  • Economic grades standards (not safety)
  • National Organics standards
  • USDA, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard
    Administration (GIPSA)
  • Grain and livestock marketing (not safety)
  • Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries
    Service (NMFS)
  • Seafood marketing

10
U.S. Government International Activities
  • USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS),
    International Cooperation Development (ICD)
  • Collaborative research, technical assistance,
    training
  • USDA, FAS, International Trade Policy (ITP)
  • International trade negotiations
  • USDA, Codex Office
  • Works with Codex Alimentarius Commission and
    member countries
  • Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
  • International trade negotiations
  • U.S. Department of State
  • Foreign policy

11
Major Categories of Food Safety Hazards
  • Pathogenic microorganisms
  • Pesticide residues
  • Animal drug residues
  • Irradiation
  • Myco toxins
  • Heavy metals other chemical contaminants
  • Illegal food additives

12
U.S. Approach Precaution
  • Risk analysis
  • Risk assessment
  • - Hazard ID
  • - Hazard characterization
  • - Exposure assessment

13
U.S. Approach Precaution, contd
  • Risk management
  • e.g. - HAACP (Hazard Analysis and Critical
    Control Point)
  • Risk communication
  • Precaution - pre market approval

14
  • Thanks
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