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FSIS Receives Prestigious 2007 Presidential Quality Award
FSIS received the 2007 Presidential Award for Management Excellence on Dec. 3. The agency was honored
for its dedication, hard work and outstanding leadership in advancing the President's Management Agenda
through the strategic management of human capital.
This year, FSIS received one of six awards given to federal agencies for excellence in quality and
productivity and is one of the first federal agencies to achieve recognition from the Office of Personnel
Management for a validated and credible performance management program. USDA selected FSIS as the first
agency to test this new performance management model for the department.
"The most important factor in the day-to-day success at FSIS is our dedicated and talented workforce
I have the honor of working with," said FSIS Administrator Alfred Almanza. "This dedication and
effort is the key to our achievement of positive, measurable results for the millions of consumers around
the world who enjoy safe and wholesome meat, poultry and processed egg products every day."
The award recognizes the agency's many initiatives in human capital productivity including the ability to
recruit and hire veterinarians, food inspectors, scientists and other employees who serve a vital role in
protecting public health.
To view the news release, visit FSIS' Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/
NR_120407_01/index.asp.
FSIS to Issue Directives and Notices
FSIS frequently publishes directives and notices to enhance the agency's efforts in protecting public health.
The following directives are expected to be issued within the next month:
- 5420.1 - Homeland Security,
- 5420.4 - Homeland Security - Office of International Affairs.
Notices are expected to be issued on the following topics:
- documentation of non-compliance reports in egg product plants,
- planned directives and notices for egg products inspection, and
- reassessment and training notice which revises FSIS Notice 35-07.
To view past and current FSIS directives and notices, visit
www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/
regulations_directives_&_notices/index.asp.
Export Requirement Updates
The Library of Export Requirements has been updated to reflect changes in export requirements for the following:
Complete information can be found at www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/
Export_Information/index.asp.
Office of Food Safety and Agricultural Marketing Service to Hold Codex Public Meeting
USDA's Office of Food Safety and the Agricultural Marketing Service will hold a public meeting Jan. 17,
2008, to provide information and receive comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions for the Eighth
Session of the Milk and Milk Products Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
The public meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, in Room 3074, U.S. Department of Agriculture, South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C. Pre-registration for the public meeting is not
required.
Agenda items and related documents will be available on FSIS' Web site at
www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
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