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State and Local Officials Panel
Association of Food and Drug Officials (Dan Smyly)
need to enhance effectiveness of federal, state, and local infrastructure currently in place rather than start over; and
develop a blueprint for a vertically integrated national food system with input from all the major stakeholders.
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (Richard Kirchhoff)
need to improve food safety education for consumers;
HACCP system is a sound approach; however, parts of system (food animals) are left out of the regulatory scheme; and
need more resources directed toward food imports.
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (Dale Morse)
much public health activity is local;
resources are in short supply and downsizing is occurring;
need greater intra- and interagency coordination on major outbreaks;
need to update technology; and
allocate more resources to strengthening infrastructure for outbreak investigations.
Stakeholders in Policy Development Panel
Institute of Food Technologists (Bruce Stillings)
all food safety related functions should be placed in a single food safety agency;
what works well: US has one of the safest food supplies in the world, regulating foods for biotechnology is science-based, and use of HACCP approach to inspection;
food safety and public health must be primary purpose of food safety system, let industry address quality issues;
food safety programs must encompass all aspects of food safety; and
base food safety programs on risk assessment.
American Public Health Association (Eric Juzenas)
need single centralized, independent food safety agency to eliminate inconsistencies, gaps, and overlaps;
what works well: good sanitation standards, food and nutritional supplement labeling, and food additives approvals;
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