Review of the Methodology Proposed by the Food Safety and Inspection Service for Followup Surveillance of In-Commerce Businesses: A Letter Report (2009)

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LETTER REPORT 23 Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Methodology for Determining Three Levels of Prioritization for Follow-up Reviews of In- Follow- In- Commerce Businesses Matthew Gonzales FSIS, Office of Program Evaluation, Enforcement and Review (OPEER) In-Commerce Surveillance Activities: Initial and In- Follow-up Surveillance Follow- Methodology outlined in FSIS Directive 8010.1 • Applicable to both initial surveillance and follow-up follow- Initial Surveillance subject of March 2009 NAS report Businesses chosen for initial surveillance using revised Tier structure TIER 1 TIER 2 “FOR CAUSE” Transporters Food Banks Institutions Distributors 4-D Retailers Warehouses Retail Salvage Restaurants Renderers Custom Exempt Exempt Poultry Animal Food July 6, 2009 Food Safety and Inpsection Service 2