Food Safety and Inspection ServiceOffice of Field Operations :Food Safety and Inspection ServiceOffice of Field Operations Dr. Natasha T. Shinn International Equivalence Staff Office of International Affairs.


FSIS Responsibilities :FSIS Responsibilities Ensure the safety, wholesomeness, and proper labeling of meat, poultry and egg products Legal authority Federal Meat Inspection Act Poultry Products Inspection Act Egg Products Inspection Act Administrative Procedures Act


FSIS Activities :FSIS Activities Set food safety, wholesomeness, and labeling standards Domestic and import inspection Emergency response and epidemiological investigations Enforcement Food safety education


FSIS Organizational Chart :FSIS Organizational Chart


FSIS Program Areas :FSIS Program Areas Office of the Administrator Office of Field Operations Office of Management Office of Policy, Program and Education Development Office of Public Health and Science Office of Food Defense and Emergency Response Office of International Affairs Office of Program Evaluation, Enforcement and Review


Office of Field Operations :Office of Field Operations Assistant Administrator and Executive Associates and Program Managers Resource Management and Planning Staff Recall Management Staff


FSIS District Offices :FSIS District Offices


District Office Structure :District Office Structure District Manager Deputy District Managers District Veterinary Medical Specialist District Analysis District Case Specialist Resource Management Analyst/Specialist Administrative Support


Slide 9:OFO Frontline Positions Frontline Supervisors Veterinary Medical Officers/Public Health Veterinarians Consumer Safety Inspectors Food Inspectors Consumer Safety Officers (EIAO’s)


Supervisory Chain :Supervisory Chain


Inspection :Inspection Domestic 6,500 + Federal plants and 2,550 State plants Inspect 150 million livestock and 8.3 billion birds each year Egg products - 3.4 billion pounds 10,500 employees (includes permanent full time and other) 7,950 front line employees


Inspection :Inspection Domestic, cont’d Ante mortem and post-mortem inspection at slaughter (disease, abnormalities) Processing and off-line slaughter inspection Review records, make observations, verify through sampling, hands-on inspection activities Document deviations/noncompliance Take or recommend enforcement actions


Slide 13:Ante Mortem and Post Mortem To identify birds/animals unfit for human consumption (diseased; unwholesome) To identify potential residue violators Surveillance for detection of foreign animal/bird disease Prevents dead or downer animals from entering slaughter facility/food chain


Inspection :Inspection Domestic, cont’d Performance-Based Inspection System - assigns tasks Chemical and Microbiological Testing Determined based on plant profile and policy Inspection personnel take samples; send to lab Salmonella, Listeria, and Staphylococcus Aureus in RTE products E. coli O157:H7 in raw, ground beef Chemical residues above tolerances set


FSIS Laboratories :FSIS Laboratories Eastern Lab. Athens. Ga. Midwestern Lab. St. Louis, MO Western Lab. Alameda. Ca These laboratories analyze field samples of microbiology, chemical residues and other types of analysis such as extraneous materials, food chemistry, pathology and species identification.


Any Questions? :Any Questions?