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Two New Workshops on Listeria monocytogenes to be Offered
The Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) in cooperation with FSIS and FDA has announced that it will conduct
two critical workshops as part of its Crisis Management Series, "Intervention Strategies for the Control of Listeria
Monocytogenes", Tuesday, October 4, 2005 and "Product Recall", Wednesday and Thursday, October 5-6, 2005 at the Holiday Inn
Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD.
Enrollment and hotel rooms are limited, advance registration is strongly encouraged. For more information visit AFDO
at: www.afdo.org. You may also contact AFDO at: (717) 757-2888.
Intervention Strategies for the Control of Listeria Monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes has become
one of the most pertinent food safety issues of our time. During the past year, the AFDO has worked very closely with the
FSIS, FDA/CFSAN, industry partners and academia to develop intervention strategies for dealing with this organism. AFDO,
through Cooperative Agreements with FSIS, established work groups to evaluate State Food Safety Surveillance on Listeria
Monocytogenes and to develop education and training materials. Now, AFDO is offering this training program for the
purpose of providing new insight into current and suggested strategies for eliminating or controlling Listeria monocytogenes.
Product Recall. In the five years following 9/11, AFDO has been working very closely in conjunction with FDA/CFSAN, FSIS
and with regulated industry and academia to develop a comprehensive Product Recall Manual. This information will presented as part
of a day-and-a-half Product Recall Workshop that combines informative speaker sessions with a series of "hands-on" event
simulation exercises.
Revision to Sections of Recall Directive
FSIS Directive 8080.1, Rev. 4 Amendment 2 (PDF Only) revises Sections
X., Effectiveness Checks and XI. Closure, to FSIS Directive 8080.1, Revision 4. In the revised section X., new
instructions are provided to the District Recall Officers (DROs) to ensure that effectiveness checks are conducted to adequately
verify that product that is believed to be adulterated is removed from commerce during a recall. In the revised section XI., new
instructions are provided to the Recall Management Staff (RMS) for that office to review certain information when an illness is
associated with a recall. The change transmittal also issues a change on page 11 of Attachment 3, Recall Effectiveness Checks.
For more information visit: www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/
regulations_directives_&_notices/
Save the Date: FSIS Meeting on Pre-Harvest Control of Salmonella
FSIS will hold a public meeting on pre-harvest control of Salmonella. The meeting will be held at the Russell
Research Center in Athens, Ga. on August 25-26. More information will be provided as the date approaches.
Library of Export Requirement Updated
The Library of Export Requirements has been updated to reflect changes in export requirements for Argentina, Brazil, European Union and Uruguay.
Complete information can be found at
www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations/Export_Information/
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