National Food Safety Initiative an update

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National Food SafetyInitiative - an update

• Bhushan Jayarao
• Extension Veterinarian
• Dept. of Veterinary Science
• Pennsylvania State University

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Food Safety Initiative- 97

• Comprehensive program targeted at making food
  safe and reducing foodborne illnesses.
• Embraces farm-to-table concept.
• 42.8 million in new funds appropriated for 98.
• 24 million - FDA
• USDA, EPA ?

• Key components include
• expansion of food safety surveillance system
• improved risk assessement capabilities
• increased inspection
• expanded research
• consumer education
• improved coordination

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Early Warning System for Foodborne Disease
Surveillance

• Expand FoodNet
• Upgrade Laboratory capabilities
• National network for fingerprint comparison

Improved response to foodborne outbreaks

• Foodborne outbreak response coordinating
  group (FORCG)
• Strengthen infrastructure at State health
  departments

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Improved risk assessment

• Risk assessments important in carrying out hazard
  analysis under
• Risk Assessment consortium

Expanded research

• Foodborne hazards Identify characterize
• Criteria for regulatory enforcement
• Effective interventions
• Intragency committee to coordinate Federal
  research

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Increased inspection and compliance
hassip

• HACCP
• Transportation
• Retail

Food Safety Education

• Partnership for food safety education
• Fight BAC ! TM
• Improve education farm-to-table

Strategic Planning

• Developing framework
• Public process

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FSI 99 Focus

• Safety of imported and domestic fruits and
  vegetables
• Targeted food safety education
• HACCP implementation
• Development of scientific information and tools

Budget proposal for FSI-99

• 101 million across government
• USDA 46 million
• HHS 55 million

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FSI-99

• Surveillance
• Foodnet
• New estimates for foodborne illness
• Risk Assessment
• Risk assessement consortium
• Quantitative risk assessments
• Research
• Improved detection methods
• Development of prevention and intervention
  strategies
• Understand ways how foods become contaminated
• Find out more about antimicrobial resistance

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FSI-99

• Inspections
• Facilitate HACCP implementation in State programs
• Legislation on imports (FDA)
• Education
• Change unsafe food handling behaviors
• Workshops for school foodservice
• Producer education

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National HACCP Education Model
Philosophy of the Food Safety Education Program
Production Education Model
Processing Education Model
Food Service Education Model
Consumer Educational Model
Farm
Table
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Food Safety
Farm Table

• We are all in this together, and everyone has a
  stake in making and/or keeping food safe. Forming
  partnerships and co-operating to enhance the
  safety of food is everyones best Interest
  
  
  
  
  
• Knabel, S. J. 1997. Farm- to -Table Approach to
  Food Safety
• Knabel, S. J. 1997. Forming Foo d Safety
  Partnerships

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Conceptual Framework of Milk Food Safety
Program FARM TO TABLE
Preharvest
Milk Hygiene
Postharvest
Farm Hygiene
consumer
Milk
safe milk production
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Enhancing the Safety of Pennsylvania Foods









Educational
tools, approaches and settings need to recognize

• Integrate food safety into food system
• Forming links and partnerships with each other
• Consumer expectations food safety

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Consumers

• 1995-1996 State Wide Forum on Food Safety
  
  
  
  
  
  
• 1996-1997 Build coalitions
• regional sector-based working groups
• implement regional conferences
  
  
  
  
  
• 1997-1998 Develop educational programs and form
  teams to implement food safety plan