Collaborative Food Safety Forum

Presentations

• Dave Elder, US FDA, FSMA Implementation: Import Safety
• Caroline Smith DeWaal, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Five Years to Safer Imports
• Mike Robach, Cargill, Overview of the Food Imports Landscape and Discussion of a Systems Approach
• Glenn Morris, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Risk Prioritization for Imports
• Lorna Zach, Center for Human Performance and Risk Analysis, University of Wisconsin, Risk of Imported Foods
• Domenic Veneziano, US FDA, PREDICT
• Dave Covell, NACCHO, Integrated Food Safety: A Local Perspective
• Julie Moss, US FDA, FSMA Imports Team: International Capacity Building
• Mike Cherry, Griffith Laboratories, FSMA Import Control, Building Capacity/Compliance
• Dale Morse, CDC, Data (or not) on US Foodborne Illness Due to Imports
• David Plunkett, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Public Reporting of Food Import Metrics
• Bob Reinhard, Sara Lee, Food Safety Metrics 

• Joan Menke-Schaenzer, ConAgra Foods, Discussion on Approaches for Foreign Supplier Verification
• Mark Overland, Cargill, Auditing/Certification
• Cindy Jiang, McDonald's, GFSI Global Markets Capacity Building Program: A Pathway Towards Certification

• Lisa Weddig, National Fisheries Institute, Seafood HACCP
• Caroline Smith DeWaal, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Lessons from Implementation of Seafood HACCP 1995-2005

• Carlos Alvarez Antolinez, Commission of the European Union, Control of Imports of Food in the EU

• Steve Stich, New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, Strategies for Imported Foods
• Dan Englejohn, USDA-FSIS, Importing Meat, Poultry and Egg Products Into the United States
  
  

Background Reading

• Food Safety Modernization Act Import Provisions
• FDA FAQ on the Food Safety Modernization Act and Imports
• Descriptions of High-Risk in FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
• Pathway to Global Product Safety and Quality 
• Review of the Food and Drug Administration’s Monitoring of Imported Food Recalls 
• US Food Import Patterns, 1998-2007 (USDA ERS, 2009)
• Food Safety and Imports: An Analysis of FDA Food-Related Import Refusal Reports (USDA ERS, 2008)
• What Share of US Consumed Food is Imported? (Amber Waves, 2008)

Selected GAO Reports on Imported Food Safety

• FDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Imported Seafood and Better Leverage Limited Resources (April 2011)
• Overseas Offices Have Taken Steps to Help Ensure Import Safety, but More Long-Term Planning Is Needed (September 2010)
• FDA Could Strengthen Oversight of Imported Food by Improving Enforcement and Seeking Additional Authorities (May 2010)
• Agencies Need to Address Gaps in Enforcement and Collaboration to Enhance Safety of Imported Food (September 2009)
• Additional GAO reports on Food Safety are available online at the GAO website

Presentations

• FSMA Imports Program Requirements and Third-Party Certification
  
  
• Charlotte Christin, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Import Certification in Historical Context and Insights from Other Example
  
  
• Caroline Smith DeWaal, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Overview of the Existing System of Accredited Third-Party Certification with Foreign Government Oversight
  
  
• Mary Ann Green, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  
  
• Bill Jolly, New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Reading Materials

• FSMA Title III
  
  
• Guidance for Industry - Voluntary Third-Party Certification Programs for Foods and Feeds (FDA, 2009)
  
  
• Third-Party Certification Background