Lecture 10 Flashcards
Food safety modernization act
most significant expansion of food safety requirements since enactment of Food Drug and Cosmetic Act in 1938
Food safety modernization act grants FDA a number of new powers including
mandatory recall authority, authorized to require that food offered for import be accompanied by a safety cert, detain suspicious food, suspend the operation of food facility
Under the food safety modernization act focus
PREVENTIONNNNN - (several red stars)
Why was the food safety modernization act needed?
food borne illness is a significant burden, food supply is more high-tech / complex
under food safety modernization act - registered food facilities are required to
conduct hazard analyses
What is a hazard analysis and critical control point?
process to look at stages of production and figure out where things can go wrong
HACCp principles - dont memorize, just get a general idea
- conduct a hazard analysis
- determine the critical control points
- establish critical limits
- establish monitoring procedures
- establish corrective actions
- establish verification procedures
- establish record keeping and documentation procedures
What are the two organizations of Codex alimentarius
World Health Organization and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
What does the codex alimentarius do
set international food standards, guidelines, and codes of practice to contribute to the safety, quality, and fairness of this international food trade
What are the benefits of codex alimentarius
consumers trust the food products they buy and importers trust that the food they ordered is in accordance with specifications
US federal food safety agencies
very fragmented with multiple agencies having responsibilities with different commodities
how many federal agencies involved in food safety in US
at least 15
Public health agency in the US dept of ag responsible for ensuring that the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe wholesome and correctly labeled and packaged
Employs over 1000 veterinarians
FSIS
who is responsible for whole eggs
FDA
who is responsible for egg products
FSIS
New products to FSIS
siluriformes - catfish
key focuses of USDA-FSIS
prevention/HACCP, humane handling, exports, consumer protection
FSIS Veterinarian roles
public health, administrative - epi, staff officers, pathologists
FDA charges with
protecting consumers against impure, unsafe, and fradulently labeled products/.
FDA - center for food safety and applied nutrition regulates
foods other than meat, poultry, and egg products regulated by FSIS
FDA is also responsible for the safety of
drugs, medical devices, biologics, animal feed and drugs, cosmetics, and radiation emitting devices
How many veterinarians in FDA
142 - not all food
FDA-CVM hot topics
melamine, imported jerky treats, trifexis, compounding, antimicrobial use in food animals
Veterinarian roles in FDA_CVM
VMOs, policy analysts, epidemiologists, administrative roles, commissioners
CDC role
gather data on food borne illnesses, investigate outbreaks, monitor prevention and control efforts
CDC also plays a key role in
building state and local health dept epidemiology, lab, and environmental health capacity to support foodborne disease surveilance and outbreak response
How many veterinarians CDC
64 - not all food
NOAA responsible for
seafood and fisheries
State food safety regulation jurisdiction
intrastate commerce
APHIS stands for
Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
USDA APHIS responsible for
live animal health and welfare, import, export, and disaster response, i.e. tb brucellosis testing and monitoring
